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Disability allowance marriage and medical card

  • 06-05-2020 7:01pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Hi I am on disability allowance. My partner is on a good salary. We are not currently cohabiting. Will I lose both medical card and disability allowance if we do marry? Thanks.


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  • #2
    splinter65
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    P1984 wrote: »
    Hi I am on disability allowance. My partner is on a good salary. We are not currently cohabiting. Will I lose both medical card and disability allowance if we do marry? Thanks.

    Sorry I missed this. If you tell me your partners gross monthly salary I’ll work it out for you.


  • #3
    dartboardio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭dartboardio


    P1984 wrote: »
    Hi I am on disability allowance. My partner is on a good salary. We are not currently cohabiting. Will I lose both medical card and disability allowance if we do marry? Thanks.

    If you're in receipt of disability allowance you are entitled to a medical card regardless of your means (you only, not your to be husband/wife)

    If you do pick up work and you're in receipt of DA you can retain your medical card and earn upto €427 per week on top of D

    Not 100% sure but surely you'd be able to keep your card on the grounds of DA and your husband will be unsuccessful for his if wages are too high.

    Include a medical report with your medical card review /application when you marry


  • #4
    lughildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭lughildanach


    dartboardio wrote: »
    If you're in receipt of disability allowance you are entitled to a medical card regardless of your means (you only, not your to be husband/wife)

    Not true. Medical card is means tested for those on disability. As you point out, you can earn increased amount, but you are still subject to a means test.

    If your medical costs are so high that it would be unduly harsh to give you a card, you can be given a card on a discretionary basis, which is given to you on a personal basis, not for any dependents.


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