Means testing social welfare benefits

Could someone direct me to the section which shows the rate of social welfare benefit on a sliding scale one can get after their means has been calculated. What weekly means per relative calculations can you have before payment is reduced. I always find it difficult to source this info.

http://www.welfare.ie/en/downloads/sw19.pdf page 12. I presume this is what you are looking for.

Does this help.

Most payments have a disregard of €20k in savings apart from Disability Allowance, which has €50k. and if no savings or income above this you get the full rate, for a single person is €188

Any savings above these levels or other income will reduce your payment.

JSA if you schroll down it gives a sample. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/e...ents/means_test_for_jobseekers_allowance.html

I have a little calculator on a spread sheet, where you can juggle the figures to get an idea of, if and how much your payment might be reduced. I can email it to you if you like. I'll post it below but don't expect it to come out looking all right.


Savings Means Rate per €1000 Means Payment 20,000.00 Nil 0 188.00 10,000.00 1.00 10 -10.00 10,000.00 2.00 20 -20.00







40,000.00
Total Due 158.00

Hi can anyone tell me is family income supplement means tested thanks

Yes http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Family-Income-Supplement-FIS---SW-22.aspx

pudds said:

Does this help.

Most payments have a disregard of €20k in savings apart from Disability Allowance, which has €50k. and if no savings or income above this you get the full rate, for a single person is €188

Any savings above these levels or other income will reduce your payment.

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Just to add that Supplementary Welfare Allowance has a disregard of €5000 and the full-rate payment is €186, not €188