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Treated as

avings of £1,250 or more treated as weekly income as shown below:

Savings of:

Treated as

Savings of:

weekly income of:

weekly income of:

£1,250

25p

£1,500

£1.50

£1,300

50p

£1,550

£1.75

£1,350

75p

£1,600

£2.00

£1,400

£1.00

£1,650

£2.25

£1,450

£1.25

and so on

Weekly requirements

Add together the appropriate requirements from the following list. (Claim- ants who are boarders should not be included in the first four sections.) Men over 65 or single women over 60

Single owner occupier or tenant

Couple living together (owner occupiers or tenants)

Couple living together in someone else's home

Single person living in someone else's home Claimant or wife over 80, ADD an extra . .

People under pension age

Single owner occupier or tenant

Couple living together (owner occupiers or tenants) Couple living together in someone else's home

Single person (18 or over) living in someone else's home Single person (16 or 17) living in someone else's home .. Anyone with children, add

Each child aged 16 or over and still at school

Each child aged 13-15

Each child aged 11-12

Each child aged 5-10

Each child aged under 5

Owner occupiers and tenants

·

£17.90

£28.35

£29.80

• •

£15.80

25p

£14.50

£23.55

£25.00

£13.05

£10.35

•

£8.90

£7.40

£6.10

£4.95

£4.10

Rent (or mortgage interest) plus rates. (Use weekly figure.)

Boarders

Amount paid for board each week, plus

Single boarder over pension age

Single boarder under pension age

Couple living together and over pension age

Couple living together and under pension age.

•

£5.25

£4.70

£8.95

£7.70

In addition to the amounts above the following should also be included in

the total of requirements:

Weekly HP or Life Insurance payments

(divided by 4 if paid monthly)

£2.50 if claim is for dental treatment or glasses or both £2.50 (plus the cost of 7 pints of milk or 14 pints if claiming for two people) if claim is for milk and vitamins

50p if claim is for prescriptions

as

appropriate

If income is less than requirements (or even if it is a little higher) a claim should be made.

Further information: Leaflet M11 (dental treatment, milk and vitamins, glasses and prescription charges) from post offices and local social security offices; Leaflet H11 (hospital fares) from hospitals and local social security offices. Both leaflets include a claim form.

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