rate relief for pensioners .

Old_Git

does anyone know how this works .
I thought if a pensioner had more that £16,000 they couldnt get rate relief
,apart from the 20% discount for over 70s .
However according to the booklet that arrived with the rates bill pensioners are allowed £50,000 .does anyone know any details on this .

smokiewater

Do you mean earnings or savings?

All I know is that my Gran pays next to no rates and has some savings, but she is 97 tomorrow, so is probably getting every age relief going

Old_Git

smokiewater wrote: »

Do you mean earnings or savings?

All I know is that my Gran pays next to no rates and has some savings, but she is 97 tomorrow, so is probably getting every age relief going

£50,000 savings

wifeforlife

Pensioners can qualify for some rate relief with savings of up to 50k, it's all taken into consideration with the income they have available say weekly/monthly

Rate relief and housing benefit are shown as two separate benefits however it's one form to complete. Rate relief is usually a lesser entitlement.

Willspireite

Hey OP

There's a nifty wee calculator called the Access to Benefits calculator which can be accessed online at :

http://www.a2b.org.uk/

It can help identify some benefits and support which may not have been claimed yet. It's confidential and free to use, so might be worth a look.

All the best,
Will