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Medical Card Means Test

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  • 16-06-2009 1:45pm
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    slio
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    How much are you allowed to have in savings to be eligible for the medical card, do they take into a/c money you may have in a joint account or do they just take into a/c the money in a/c in your name only.


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    IsThatSo?
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    Capital; applicants aged under 70 years
    All capital (savings and investments) is taken into account for medical card purposes. It is assessed as follows to calculate your weekly means:

    Capital Weekly means assessed
    First €20,000 (single), €40,000 (couple) Nil
    Next €10,000 €1 per €1,000
    Next €10,000 €2 per €1,000
    Balance (e.g. capital in excess of €40,000/€60,000) €4 per €1,000
    Taken from this website:

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/health/entitlement-to-health-services/medical_card


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