Effect of inheritance on non contributory pension and medical card

paulpd · 2025-12-01 20:29:59

Hello, A lady in her early 80's has asked me about the following; She's a widow on non contributory pension and also has an essential medical card. She lives alone in her own home. (Not sure it's relevant but the house is worth €1m+) Looks like she'll come into a net inheritance of c70k after CAT. Will this affect her…

01-12-2025 08:29PM

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paulpd

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Hello,
A lady in her early 80's has asked me about the following;
She's a widow on non contributory pension and also has an essential medical card. She lives alone in her own home. (Not sure it's relevant but the house is worth €1m+)
Looks like she'll come into a net inheritance of c70k after CAT.
Will this affect her pension and/or medical card?
No other income AFAIK.
Thank you.

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#2 01-12-2025 08:40PM

EchoIndia

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The non-contributory OAP is means-tested, according to the Citizens' Information website. Therefore I assume she has previously been assessed. Only the DSP can really answer the question posed, as it's dependent on her individual situation.

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