Lodging Money.. who knows its there.

slio

If there is money in my a/c who knows its there, can social welfare check to see how much I have. Is there a way i can lodge it, either add another person to the a/c or something to avoid it being taken into a/c when getting means tested for medical card. I'm not talking about millions, my dad recently passed away and my mam cashed in the life insurance worth €35,000 but is afraid now that her medical card will be stopped. Is there anyway around this.

GerardKeating

slio wrote: »

If there is money in my a/c who knows its there, can social welfare check to see how much I have. Is there a way i can lodge it, either add another person to the a/c or something to avoid it being taken into a/c when getting means tested for medical card. I'm not talking about millions, my dad recently passed away and my mam cashed in the life insurance worth €35,000 but is afraid now that her medical card will be stopped. Is there anyway around this.

Before you talk of ways of defruading the S/W, you might check to see if this would actually effect hert entitlement.

Ogham

If she is over 70 she has nothing to worry about. She can keep the medical card for 3 years provided that her income is less than €1,400 a week.
After that - the means test ignores capital under 36k anyway . She should let the HSE know though - just to be safe. See here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/health/entitlement-to-health-services/medical_card for more details on under 70s.

Best to let them know though.

Toots

Thread locked. OP, please read the forum charter before posting.

*Dishonest dealings
Don't ask how to get around repaying debts/defaulting/giving false information for loans etc - basically if it's not above board, and legal, it's not allowed.