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Is there a requirement that the dwelling of an applicant of Job Seekers Allowance, or Rent Allowance, must meet certain fitness for habitation standards prior to approval for one, or both of these allowances? This might seem a peculiar enquiry, but to clarify, would it preclude an applicant...

Hi, what is this issue about having no break in cover longer than 13 weeks? From what I understand, your cover is regarded as continuous as long there has been no break in cover longer than 13 weeks, is this right? What are the implications when switching cover, can you for example, cease...

Say one brother is working and earning say €700 per week and the other is unemployed - with both living in the same house. Would the brother who is on welfare have his welfare allowance reduced because his brother was earning? As far as I know this happens with spouses but does the same...

What would be the options for a pensioner who has been renting private rented accomodation all his life, never having been able to buy a house. He then reaches retirement age, going onto half-pay with little savings, and is unable to pay rent because of the half-pay as he had previously been...

Is it because it is expected that you would have got employment again by that stage, or something? I'm just wondering what the reason for the distinction between Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseekers Allowance is.

I know it is much more difficult than before, and I know it will vary from person to person. But just to get some idea of how long people are unemployed for between jobs? And some idea of how many CVs people are handing out? Hundreds? Thousands?

Hi, just wondering if I developed a serious illness such as cancer, while between jobs, such as on Jobseekers Allowance and it appeared to have been cured, or at least in remission, would employers refuse to take me on? (It is my understanding that employers will take on disabled people, so this...