It seems a bit unfair to reduce her pension due to the circumstances and her dependence on the lump sum for future care.
Out of interest, how would this be picked up on when the estate is being sorted?
Are any upgrades required to make her house more comfortable, better quality heating, kitchen, bathroom etc.
I dont think that is true.. dont all tax / PRSI payers contribute to this pot during their working life? And its therefore their entitlement.She has contributed nothing towards this pension... and you think it fair that the taxpayer should continue to sub her
Need I go on?
Getting back to the topic, I think I have this figured out hopefully - gifts between spouses are exempt from gift tax so she can transfer enough to my Dad to bring her under the €20k threshold. Dad has a contributory pension so the threshold won’t affect him.
Non contributory is slightly higher than dependent pension, for those who pass the means test.I don't understand how the mother has a pension on her own. I thought she would be treated as the husband’s dependant. And he’d get extra for her.
I still didn’t not get it, I thought as a spouse you would not be able to get the non contributory where your spouse had the contributory. That’s what my grandparents had. And I believe it’s what my brother in law and his wife has.Non contributory is slightly higher than dependent pension, for those who pass the means test.
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