Fuel allowance query

foreverme

Hi all. Can somebody tell me a bit about the fuel allowance means test please? I'm receiving maintenance from my ex husband for myself and I'm on invalidity pension and living alone allowance. When my means are being calculated for fuel allowance, is the maintenance added to the invalidity pension and the living alone allowance and if it all comes to over €348.30, is my fuel allowance claim disallowed?
I read somewhere that only 50% of the maintenance received is taken into account. I'm really confused about it all. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

foreverme

Can anybody help with this please? Thanks

foreverme

Anybody have any advice on this please? Thanks

RobbingBandit

Information on citizens information site here.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/extra_social_welfare_benefits/fuel_allowance.html

foreverme

Thanks for that. I'm finding it a bit confusing to understand.

Ogham

foreverme wrote: »

Thanks for that. I'm finding it a bit confusing to understand.

Just apply for it. Let them work it out.

For Jobseekers - they assess maintenance like this -
They deduct your rent or mortgage payment from it and only use half of what is left as income.

I am pretty sure they use the same method for the fuel allowance means test.