Means test for social welfare payments
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To get a social assistance payment, you must pass a means test. A means test examines all your sources of income. However, some income is not taken into account. -
This page lists the income from cash not included in the means test for social welfare payments. -
Capital for Irish social welfare purposes includes property, savings and investments. Find out how to assess income from capital for social welfare payments. -
If you have income from maintenance payments, this may be assessed in the means test for social welfare payments. However, maintenance payments for children are not assessed. -
To get Jobseeker's Allowance you must satisfy a means test. A means test examines all your sources of income. However, some income is not included when calculating your means. -
Explains how your income from work and your spouse's income from work can affect your rate of Jobseeker's Allowance. -
Your parents' income may be taken into account when you apply for Jobseeker's Allowance. Find out how the ‘benefit and privilege’ you get from living with your parents is assessed. -
Your parents' income may be taken into account when you apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance. Find out how the ‘benefit and privilege’ you get from living with your parents is assessed. -
Describes how the means of a couple are assessed for social assistance (means-tested payments).