Medical card -travel to work allowance

bigboss1986

Hi all.I have to renew my GP card.Im just few euro under treshold to get one.
Im using my private car and sometimes train to get to work.Does anyone know how they will calculate allowance if I travel 200km per week?Or would be better to say im using train and I spend 40€ on ticket a week

mp22

One hope`s you will tell the truth.

For weekly travel costs to work, the actual cost of public transport is allowable or, if a car is required, mileage at a rate of 30 cent per mile/18 cent per km. Where a couple needs two cars to travel to work, a double allowance applies. The cost of parking can be taken into account. Since April 2013, the €50 per week that was allowed to cover standing charges, such as car depreciation, is no longer allowable in the standard medical card means test assessment.

From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/entitlement_to_health_services/medical_card_means_test_under_70s.html

bigboss1986

Thanks for the link.I travel to work 200km a week 200x 0.18c= 36€ allowance+my wife uses 2nd car 30km a week 30x 0.18€ so my total allowance is 41.4€ .Am I correct?

mp22

Put those figures down and see would be the best thing to do.