Joe Walsh
Ceist:158 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the level of income at which a person starts to receive a reduced level of old age non-contributory pension. [2149/95]
Vol. 448 No. 3
158 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the level of income at which a person starts to receive a reduced level of old age non-contributory pension. [2149/95]
Under present arrangements for means assessment, a person's means can be up to £6 per week, with an additional £2 per week for each dependent child before the rate of Old Age Non-Contributory Pension is reduced. Full details of the payment structure are given in the following table.
Where the weekly means as assessed by the Department are: |
Rate per week |
Increase per week for adult dependant |
Up to £6.00 |
£61.00 |
£36.60 |
Over £6.00 and up to £8.00 |
£59.00 |
£35.60 |
Over £8.00 and up to £10.00 |
£57.00 |
£34.60 |
Over £10.00 and up to £12.00 |
£55.00 |
£33.60 |
Over £12.00 and up to £14.00 |
£53.00 |
£32.60 |
Over £14.00 and up to £16.00 |
£51.00 |
£31.60 |
Over £16.00 and up to £18.00 |
£49.00 |
£30.60 |
Over £18.00 and up to £20.00 |
£47.00 |
£29.60 |
Over £20.00 and up to £22.00 |
£45.00 |
£28.60 |
Over £22.00 and up to £24.00 |
£43.00 |
£27.60 |
Over £24.00 and up to £26.00 |
£41.00 |
£26.60 |
Over £26.00 and up to £28.00 |
£39.00 |
£25.60 |
Over £28.00 and up to £30.00 |
£37.00 |
£24.60 |
Over £30.00 and up to £32.00 |
£35.00 |
£23.60 |
Over £32.00 and up to £34.00 |
£33.00 |
£22.60 |
Over £34.00 and up to £36.00 |
£31.00 |
£21.60 |
Over £36.00 and up to £38.00 |
£29.00 |
£20.60 |
Over £38.00 and up to £40.00 |
£27.00 |
£19.60 |
Over £40.00 and up to £42.00 |
£25.00 |
£18.60 |
Over £42.00 and up to £44.00 |
£23.00 |
£17.60 |
Over £44.00 and up to £46.00 |
£21.00 |
£16.60 |
Over £46.00 and up to £48.00 |
£19.00 |
£15.60 |
Over £48.00 and up to £50.00 |
£17.00 |
£14.60 |
Over £50.00 and up to £52.00 |
£15.00 |
£13.60 |
Over £52.00 and up to £54.00 |
£13.00 |
£12.60 |
Over £54.00 and up to £56.00 |
£11.00 |
£11.60 |
Over £56.00 and up to £58.00 |
£ 9.00 |
£10.60 |
Over £58.00 and up to £60.00 |
£ 7.00 |
£ 9.60 |
Over £60.00 and up to £62.00 |
£ 5.00 |
£ 8.60 |
Over £62.00 and up to £64.00 |
£ 3.00 |
£7.60 |
Over £64.00 |
Nil |
Nil |