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FIS question.

  • 22-03-2011 3:36pm
    #1
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭


    Quick question to anyone who can help in understanding this paragraph.

    It says if im wholly maintaining my ex partner, Does that mean if she recieves jobseekers or child benifets that i will not qualify???
    A separated parent can apply for FIS once he or she meets the qualifying conditions and
    • Is living with the children or
    • Is wholly maintaining the ex-spouse, ex-civil partner or ex-cohabitant with whom the children are living
    Wholly maintaining means that maintenance paid by you, the FIS applicant, must be the sole income of your ex-spouse, ex-civil partner or ex-cohabitant.
    Only one FIS payment can be made in respect of any family

    Paying maintenance

    If you are a separated parent and paying maintenance you may qualify for FIS. To qualify you must be wholly maintaining the parent with whom the children are living. Only one FIS payment can be made in respect of any family, the parent to whom you are paying maintenance must not be getting FIS.
    If you are paying maintenance as a result of a court order or legally binding agreement for a second family, the amount of that maintenance payment will not be deducted from the income to be assessed for FIS.


Comments

  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    As I read it you must be the only income your ex partner can have if you are to claim FIS for them.In other words if she gets any payment from the state you will not qualify.

    Child benefits will not be counted as income.


  • #3
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,565 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    If your ex partner and kids are depending solely on your maintenance payment to live on you could qualify for FIS.If your ex partner is working or is recieving any DSP payments you do not qualify for FIS.child benefit is not assessed for FIS purposes.


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