Reduced JSA , wife income too high

MyJohn

Hi , My JSA was reduced to 120 , almost 80 less . According to social my wife income is high .
My wife has very flexible hours , sometimes she works 35h after that to gets just 20-23h
400-440eur she got it the last couple weeks , her roster for another 3 weeks is just with 20-23h week , that is 280-300eur . What is the worst they cut off me paying just before I go on BTEA , in this situation there is no point for me go on BTEA . For first 6 months I will spend more money investing in business then earn . Actually I am already spend 5.000 I told them about this. it seems that they do not want to listen me .
I am 36 , we pay 460 rent and we have one child , bank statement shows 5500 which I will spend on business soon .
What do you think about it ? Can they reduce me JSA ?

mp22

Appeal the decision or ask for your means test to be re-done.

Appeal http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_welfare_appeals.html

Means test.http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/means_test_for_social_welfare_payments/work_and_jobseekers_allowance.html

What you are spending is not taking into account for the means test only income

MyJohn

Thanks for help .

MyJohn

I got means test .

Total means assessed ( A+B) 225.00

roxana

You can also provide new info about your wife's earnings, just go there and say the circumstances changed and she is getting less now. They have to make new means test and u will get more on JA.