Many Social Welfare Payments, carry an addition in respect of a qualThere are differences in respect of non-contributory old-age pension.ified adult. The adult addition applies in respect of most social welfare benefits. This addition is not payable with all Social Welfare Payments including particular widower’s and loan parent’s payments. A qualified adult is generally a spouse […]
Category: SW Old Age & Survivors
Survivors Benefits
The widower or widow’s contributory pension is payable to widow or widower satisfying contribution condition. It is a flat rate payment with increases for qualified children.Widowed persons who are divorced may also qualify. Originally men did not qualify for the pension. A widow includes a person who would have been a widow but for dissolution […]
Old Age Non-Contributory
The Social Welfare Acts provide for two principal state pensions, commonly called the old age pension. The State Contributory pension requires satisfaction of social insurance contributions either paid or credited. The State Non-Contributory pension is means tested. The pensions were formerly, called the old age contributory or non-contributory pension. A person may qualify for the […]
Contributory Pension
The Social Welfare Acts provide for two principal state pensions, commonly called the old age pension. The State Contributory pension requires satisfaction of social insurance contributions either paid or credited. The State Non-Contributory pension is means tested. The pensions were formerly, called the old age contributory or non-contributory pension. Formerly ,the widow’s pension was available […]
Means Test Long Term
Old age pension means test. The old age pension is now named the state pension. It has its own separate means test, separate from those further long-term payment. There is a notional assessment of means from capital. Assets either invested or put to profitable use although not invested or put to profitable use, which could […]