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Survivor Pension (State Pension) - 248.30 or 258.30

  • 09-05-2021 8:53pm
    #1
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I am sorting out tax for my mother, and am confused on one point.

    Normally, as in 2020 too, her Survivor Pension was €12911.60 i.e. €248.30 which makes sense. This applied at start of 2020.

    However, she got a new tax free allowance cert. in November, and the rate band has been decreased by €13,431.60 - which is exactly €520 higher.

    Can someone shed light on this for me?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    I have just answered my own question, partially.

    She turned 80 during the year and I've just read that when you go over 80 you get €10 extra in pension.

    So that's why the new tax cert shows the extra €520.

    However, she only turned 80 towards the end of the year - so is she not getting ripped off here?

    i.e. she might have got an extra €100 or so (say 10 weeks of €10) from her 80th birthday, but by adding €520 to the survivors pension for the year, that creates a tax bill of €104 (or something like that if I understand it right), thus cancelling it out for her in this particular year.


  • #3
    Ciaran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Ciaran


    I would expect that the November tax credit cert would be on a week-1 basis, so the extra pension amount wouldn't be back dated to the start of the year. You can do a Form 12 sort out any discrepancies either way.


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