vladic wrote:Some parents are split up and don't live together so get rent allowance x 2 and mother gets single parent allowance.
The amount for people in this situation is about 1800 social + 1200 rent allowance + 200 single parent = 3200 per month.
In this case has one partner, eg father of Irish born, ever been deported?
Vladic, have you a got a dog in this fight, so to speak? You seem to be too well acquainted and well versed with the financial affairs of your friends on social welfare to be simply a disinterested observer.
If so, I think it is only fair that you are upfront about the facts. Are the 'friends' you're talking about really you and your (ex) partner? Because right now, you're just supplying information in drips and drabs, and unfortunately, the information you're giving us is really negatively affecting our perception of this particular couple.
Be honest here: Is it you who's worried about deportation since you're no longer living with your partner and child? From what I gather, one of the conditions of the IBC scheme is that the parent(s) of the child must take an active part in the life and upbringing of the child, but if this is the case, how is the mother in receipt of the single-parent allowance? There's something wrong here.
There are a lot of holes in this story, and unfortunately, you don't seem to be forthright in presenting it. The bottom line is that the best way forward for this couple in order for them to ensure that they can remain in Ireland past their child's/children's 18th birthday is to apply for permanent residency/without condition to remain as to time. This is because it is highly unlikely, if not impossible, for the couple involved to be granted naturalisation given the length and breadth of their dependence on social welfare.
So, if I were them, I'd be busy sorting out the necessary paperwork/procedures and to do this ASAP before the INIS revises the scheme or precludes further renewals from those on IBC. And again, this should be done sooner rather than later. All the information for permanent residency can be found here:
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Wi ... dorsements