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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE
Am sure the figure for savings is £12,000 anything above that is taken into account
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I've just been checking, and you the figure does vary, depending on the type of means tested benefit, as well as your age. For people over pensionable age I don't think there is a limit, unless you need residential care, where again the limit is set at £16,000.
Of course if you live in Scotland you get to keep all your savings, including any property you might have.
To me that is wrong. The laws of the U.K. should be applicable to all.
I'd much rather people got a bee in their bonnet about this discrepency, than worrying about feckless people who still expect to get means tested benefits after receiving a windfall.