SWA Means Test

The SWA Means Test

The means test, and associated savings/capital disregards, for Supplementary Welfare Allowance is not the same as other means tested Social Welfare payments such as Jobseeker’s Allowance (€20,000), Jobeeker’s Transition (€20,000), Disability Allowance (€50,000) or One Parent Family (€20,000) payment.

If you find that you need to apply for an SWA payment pending the processing of a claim for another payment, or if you are seeking a review of a decision or making an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, you should be aware that the valuation of savings/capital for eligibility for a Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment is treated differently and could result in a lower rate of payment than you may have expected.

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