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Household Benefits Means Test

  • 07-02-2020 11:23am
    #1
    RoYoBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭


    How does the means test operate for the Household Benefits Package for a couple with one non-state pension income of 430 weekly - man aged 68 and wife 63, with joint savings of 60k?

    As far as I can gather from the Citizen's Information site, the weekly means limit relates to the contributory pension rates with an extra 100 added per week, ie 413.70 + 100 = 513.70. This would leave them under the relevant limit (savings included) and able to qualify. Am I correct?

    I'm a bit confused about the joint savings counting as belonging to both, so increasing their means to be assessed by two? Or have I got that wrong?


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