TrundleAlong
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I am not sure why people get Social Welfare and Children's Allowance. Is it part of our constitution to assist people in need and families etc.
People on SW can just keep deferring the tax until the house is sold.
By deferring payment they are in effect borrowing from the Government to pay their property tax. This is wrong and the Government are behaving like money lenders to those who cannot afford to pay. This penalty interest will mount up over the years leading to a lot of worry for people.
Just as income tax is based on the income you earn, property tax will be based on the property you hold,
They can only deduct it if it does not bring their weekly income below the amount of supplementary welfare allowance
Those two amounts are the same, €188 for a single person or €312 for a married couple.What is the difference between the basic Social Welfare payment and the Supplementary Welfare Allowance?
If you EARN you might be able to pay. If you don't EARN how can you pay.
A home doesn't EARN.
The Supplementary Welfare Allowance rate is currently €2 per week lower than the standard Jobseeker's payment, at €186 for a single person and €310 for a couple.
The Social Welfare bill which was passed last week allows for deductions of up to 15% of a person's weekly SW payment to recover overpayments. This got through with very little comment or objection (which was all directed towards the carer's cuts). As this is now law, there is little to stop revenue introducing a similar legislative change to deduct the local property tax from SW payments.
If you own the property, then you are wealthy enough to pay, just like every other European and if not, then do like every other Europen - borrow, defer or sell!
It's about time Irish social protection got into line with the rest of the Euro zone, espically since we are borrowing to pay for it.
The Social Welfare bill which was passed last week allows for deductions of up to 15% of a person's weekly SW payment to recover overpayments.
Jim2007
Deferring would seem the only option.
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