My father was refused the non contributory pension because he owned a second property and this was assessed against him even though it did not provide an income and he had being trying to sell it for years. Happily it was sold recently and he has kept a small amount for himself and divided the rest between two of his sons. The property was a small commercial premises in the country and as these two sons had left school early and worked almost without salary for between 10-15 years it was always viewed as their inheritance. I am not talking huge amounts of money here - in the region of 140,000 each.
My question is if my dad now reapplies for the non contributory pension how will they view the fact that he gave away money??
His current income is a UK pension worth approx 60 euro a week. He would be looking for the non contributory pension to make up the difference.
Any advice appreciated.
My question is if my dad now reapplies for the non contributory pension how will they view the fact that he gave away money??
His current income is a UK pension worth approx 60 euro a week. He would be looking for the non contributory pension to make up the difference.
Any advice appreciated.