281 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the difference between the means test for a spouse claiming jobseeker’s allowance and for a child and in particular the exclusion of a mortgage allowance from the spouse’s means test and the application of a 60% assessment rate on residual income compared to 34% for a child; and if he will indicate the payment made under these means tests to a child and to a spouse where the earner has the average industrial wage and where the earner has twice the average industrial wage. [18885/10]

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281 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will explain the difference between the means test for a spouse claiming jobseeker’s allowance and for a child and in particular the exclusion of a mortgage allowance from the spouse’s means test and the application of a 60% assessment rate on residual income compared to 34% for a child; and if he will indicate the payment made under these means tests to a child and to a spouse where the earner has the average industrial wage and where the earner has twice the average industrial wage. [18885/10]

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