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Case No. 22577Social welfare (interpretation of housing costs in means assessment) · Co. Dublin · 31 Jan 2023

Court of Appeal upholds reduction of social welfare payments based on ex-partner's mortgage payments

The Court of Appeal dismissed appeals by two women who argued their social welfare payments were wrongly reduced by taking into account mortgage payments made by their ex-partners, ruling that the Minister's interpretation of 'net cash value' of housing costs in the Social Welfare Regulations 2007 was correct.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In court31 Jan
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  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe first woman applied for the One Parent Family Payment. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHer payment was reduced because her ex-partner was paying €1,161 per month towards the mortgage. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe house was jointly purchased by the woman and her ex-partner. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe first woman is a qualified nurse who gave up work to care for her children. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe second woman applied for disability allowance. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHer payment was reduced because her ex-partner was paying €647 a month for the mortgage. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe house in the second case is in the sole name of the ex-partner. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe second woman pays no rent to her ex-partner. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals by the two women. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Minister for Employment and Social Protection opposed the appeals. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Court of Appeal upheld the High Court decisions. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 31 Jan2023
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Ex-partners’ mortgage payments can be taken into account in social welfare payments, court rules

    Court of Appeal ruling on the interpretation of 'net cash value to the person of his or her annual housing costs' in the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims Payments and Control) Regulations 2007, upholding the Department of Social Protection's approach to means assessment.

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