living with my girlfriend and applying for jobseekers allowance

richfly

Just have a couple of questions, i live with my girlfriend and have applied for jobseekers allowance but told them i was single, if i tell them i have a girlfriend will this affect my claim?

I am asking this because i want to apply for rent allowance aswell and ill have to tell them i am living with her i presume?

mrsbyrne

richfly wrote: »

Just have a couple of questions, i live with my girlfriend and have applied for jobseekers allowance but told them i was single, if i tell them i have a girlfriend will this affect my claim?

I am asking this because i want to apply for rent allowance aswell and ill have to tell them i am living with her i presume?

yes you must tell them you are living with your girlfriend and yes it will affect your claim. is she working and if so how many days and how much does she earn?

mp22

You will not qualify for Rent Supplement if you are in full-time employment. That is, employment for 30 hours per week or more. (In the case of couples, if one of a couple is in full time employment both are excluded from claiming Rent Supplement).


From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/supplementary_welfare_schemes/rent_supplement.html

richfly

mrsbyrne wrote: »

yes you must tell them you are living with your girlfriend and yes it will affect your claim. is she working and if so how many days and how much does she earn?

She works 5 days a week and earns monthly about €1500?

ElleEm

You won't get rent allowance if you live with your spouse and she works over 29 hours a week. Doesn't matter what she earns.
Only heard this a few weeks ago off a CWO.

eastbono

richfly wrote: »

Just have a couple of questions, i live with my girlfriend and have applied for jobseekers allowance but told them i was single, if i tell them i have a girlfriend will this affect my claim?

I am asking this because i want to apply for rent allowance aswell and ill have to tell them i am living with her i presume?

What you are doing is committing sw fraud. You have to declare that your g/f is living with you and also her earnings.

mrsbyrne

richfly wrote: »

Just have a couple of questions, i live with my girlfriend and have applied for jobseekers allowance but told them i was single, if i tell them i have a girlfriend will this affect my claim?

I am asking this because i want to apply for rent allowance aswell and ill have to tell them i am living with her i presume?

you completed an application form for JSA in which you were asked about your spouse/partner, did you just leave it blank? have you been interviewed by a SW inspector? do you realis that an inspector may call to your address to inspect your circumstances, and that if you apply for rent supplement a CWO will definitely call to inspect your home? omitting to tell the truth is no different to telling a straightforward lie. you are fraudulently claiming a SW payment and your breaking the law. go down to the local SW office in the morning and tell them that your GF is living with you.

richfly

ye but if just say she's a friend that lives with me how will they prove me wrong?

mp22

That is fraud and will not be entertained here,you have been advised on the correct way to regularize your situation with the dept of social protection.

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