I don't have any practical advice to help you manage in the short term.
But by not accepting the job you are making a commitment to long term social welfare dependance.(Depending on your age etc)
By accepting the job you are going to have to deal with financial challenges but will likely have the possibility of increasing your salary over the next few years and improving your overall situation.
Maybe your local Community welfare office can advise you on how to proceed
Hi there - have the department of social protection told you that they are reviewing your wife's carer's allowance? How long is she receiving it? If not then its pure speculation and if they do review it, and cut you off, you can ask for a review of that decision which takes about 6 weeks. If the situation remains the same and your wife is providing the same full time care and attention for your child, with strong medical evidence, then there is no reason you should lose the payment.
If your household income is less than €635 and it sounds like it will be from your new employment, then your wife should receive full rate carer's instead of half which sounds like it will match what you would have received from FIS at €204 - and the better news is that Carers allowance is not taken as family income when assessing entitlement to FIS.
Hope that helps...
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gigimann wrote:
<quote>Supplementary Welfare Allowance is not payable to persons who work 30 hrs per week or more, regardless of income, so if this is to be the case, there can be no payment pending FIS.
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This is not strictly true. I recieved SWA for several weeks after taking up full time unemployement to tide me over until my first paycheck. The CWO had to go to his supervisor for the authority.
The quid-pro-quo is that I will not receive any payments for an equal period if I lodge any future claim for SWA.
On a case-by-case, basis, obviously.
I think you are being very short sighted.
What will happen if the Government reduce benefits in the December budget?
You should really take the job as it is much easier to get a job when you have one already.
Also could the Welfare Officer report you for not being available for work as you will be rejecting a job offer?
How the hell did the government put you in this position? Did they force you to take a mortage that you can not afford? Iam sick and tired of people blaming the government, and then acting like a child when it doesn't go the way they thought it would.
Can you get public transport to work. Can the other adult in the household get a job.
As for your comment, that people can only be pushed so far, what do you think is going to happen(I know, maybe they will see that they have to provide for themselves' and get a job)
Simpsons
Is there any chance of overtime with the new job - would they be busier over the Christmas do you think?
Have you asked to go interest only with your mortgage? Or asked for some sort of reduction in your mortgage payments?
Whilst I understand the problems you are facing, it is a maximum of 18 weeks, that will go quickly enough.
Given your difficulties in finding employment the longer you are unemployed the more difficult it will become to re-enter the workforce.
You might be able to share a lift to work with someone or find other solutions.
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