Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection
Mr. Niall Egan:
With regard to example the Deputy highlighted, from an equity perspective, there is an argument there that all means are added together and then simply divided by two, irrespective of whether they are held in single or joint accounts. That way, both couples will be treated identically.
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