BarryT99

I have just been introduced to Universal Credit. My entitlement is going down from £6000 to £1500. Im a lone parent with two children. Thanks Mr Cameron, dont think I'll be voting Tory again.
Property looks incredibly cheap In Ireland so relocation would make sense. Can you claim child and other benefits?
What are best areas for BRit relocators?

mrhappygolucky

Welfare tourism is not encouraged by the authorities.

Moses2013

You won't be getting anything, apart from €130 a month per child. I suppose you're a hard worker and will do any job, so you won't need other benefits anyway. Best area is probably not too far from your workplace. Ireland has plenty of nice areas.

Killangilly

Property costs (buying & rental) are cheaper at the moment outside the main cities but the overall cost of living is probably higher. Plus, there's no NHS so you might need to consider purchasing health insurance.
Unless your children are school age and you can find a reasonably well paid job, it's probably not worth moving in the short term.
Why anyone would vote Tory is beyond me though. ;-)

mrhappygolucky

Take your rose tinted spectacles off - of course they want welfare, that's why they want to move here. Two children at €130 per month wouldn't cover childcare for a week.

Moses2013

It was ironic €130 is reality.

SanDiegogirl

Presume you are intending to work? In which case be aware the Ireland has the 5th highest unemployment rate behind Spain, Italy, Portugal and Serbia.

Moses2013

Actually not true, as you didn't mention Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Slovakia and in a lot of Eastern European countries the figures aren't correct, because a high percentage of people aren't registered. There are plenty of unfilled jobs in Ireland, due to skills shortages (Hotels, IT).

mrhappygolucky

For god sake stop saying there are plenty of jobs. There were 404,515 signing on the live register in July - they must be lazy bastards then. Then many, many thousands are on "work Schemes", which is really still on the dole but not officially unemployed.

Moses2013

It has nothing to do with people being lazy, but people aren't flexible and the government need to train people in sectors where work is available. There are too many people in this country still waiting for another building boom, rather than upskilling. Tell me why there where recently 3000 unfilled position in the hotel sector, or 4500 unfilled positions in IT? People living in rural Ireland never really had jobs, so why should it be different today. You either have to move closer to a town, or be willing to commute. I see more and more people studying something, without actually researching if there are jobs available in this sector. From 60 people in my department, 50 people have come from abroad. Luckily there are a few more youngsters now studying agriculture, which is a growing market.