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Rules The means test takes account of virtually every form of income but assesses it in different ways and disregards various amounts. Different rules apply to income from farming and other forms of self-employment, income from certain schemes such as the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS), income from employment and income from property and capital. Farm income Your income from farming is assessed as gross income that you, your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant may be expected to receive minus any expenses you incur to earn that income. Your income from the previous 12 months is used to assess your likely future earnings. However it is not simply assumed that your previous year’s earnings will be repeated the following year as farmers can have significant variations in income from year to year. When you apply for Farm Assist, a social welfare inspector will call to see you and ask to see various documents. For example, accounts prepared for tax purposes, creamery returns, cattle registration cards, details of headage payments and area aid. They will also want information on the sale of crops, cattle, milk and other produce. The inspector will then assess the costs actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the running of the farm. These costs may include rent, annuities, the cost of inputs like feed and fertiliser and the depreciation of farm machinery. Labour costs are taken into account, with the exception of the labour of the farmer and their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant. You are entitled to receive a copy of this farm income calculation. Other income from self-employment If you or your spouse, cohabitant or civil partner has other income from self-employment, this is also assessed, taking into account the costs incurred in the business. The income from farming and other forms of self-employment is added together and the costs involved are deducted. From 3 April 2013 100% of your means from self-employment (with no disregards for dependent children) are assessed. You may be liable to pay Class S contributions on your income from self-employment. REPS, AEOS and SACS Some but not all of the payments received under the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS), the Agri-Environmental Options Scheme (AEOS) or the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) scheme are assessed. - The first €2,540 per year of payments is disregarded - 50% of the balance is also disregarded - Expenses incurred in complying with REPS, AEOS or SAC measures are deducted And - The balance is assessed as means. Income from leasing of milk quota or land If you have leased your milk quota, the income from the leasing is assessed in full. It is not included in the assessment of income from farming as described above. The same applies to income earned from the leasing of land. If you have leased all of your land, you are not eligible for Farm Assist. Income from employment Your income from a job is assessed. Your assessable weekly earnings (gross income less PRSI, union dues and superannuation fees) are usually assessed on the basis of the 13 weeks before you claim. Not all of your income is taken into account. €20 per day (up to a maximum of €60) is deducted from your assessable weekly earnings and then 60% of the balance is assessed as weekly means. Any income from an occupational pension is assessed in full. If you have seasonal work you are assessed on your earnings only during the period you are actually working. Your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant's income from employment is assessed in the same way (€20 per day with a maximum of €60 is deducted and 60% of the balance is assessed as weekly means). People who were getting Farm Assist before 26 September 2007 and are still in payment on 26 September 2007 may be assessed differently. Capital Income from capital includes property, savings and investments. If you own property that you are not personally using or you have investments or any other form of capital, the value is assessed, using a special formula. You may or may not be getting an income from the property or investment. The value of capital is assessed as follows: - The first €20,000 of the capital is disregarded - €20,000 to €30,000 is assessed at €1 for every €1,000 - Next €10,000 is assessed at €2 per €1,000 - Excess of €40,000 is assessed at €4 per €1,000 The assessment only applies to units of €1,000. Therefore all amounts should be rounded down to the nearest €1,000. For example if you have €38,400 in the bank, the first €20,000 is disregarded, €10,000 is assessed at €1 per €1,000, which is €10 and the remaining €8,000 is assessed at €2 per €1,000, which is €16 per week. So your income from capital is €26 per week. Property you do not use If you don't use your farm and as a result have no income from it, an assessment of its value to you is still made. The farm is effectively treated as capital. Your home Your home is not taken into account in the means test unless you get an income from it. Total means Your means from all sources are added together to get a total weekly means. You will be paid the difference between your total assessed weekly means and the maximum rate of Farm Assist that you could get if you had no means (including increases for adult and child dependants).
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Rialacha Tógtar san áireamh beagnach gach cinéal ioncaim san scrúdú maoine ach áirítear é ar bhealaí éagsúla agus déantar neamháird de shuimeanna áirithe de. Tá rialacha ar leith ag baint le ioncaim ó fheirmeoireacht agus foirmeacha eile féin fhostaíocht, ioncaim ó scéimeanna áirithe, ioncam ó fhostaíocht agus ioncam ó shealúchas agus caipiteal. Ioncam feirme Nuair a dhéanann tú iarratas ar Cúnamh Feirme, tiocfaidh oifigeach leasa shóisialaigh chugat agus iarrfaidh sé/sí roinnt cáipéisí ort, mar shampla cuntaisí a réitíodh i gcomhair cúrsaí cánach, sochar uachtarlann, cártaí clárú beithigh, sonraí íocaíochtaí an cloigeann, cúnamh ceantair srl. Déanfaidh an toifigeach measúnú ansin ar na costaisí a bhíonn ar rith an fheirm, agus na costais riachtanacha, mar shampla cíos, anáidí, costas ionchur mar cothú agus leasú talún agus dímheas innill feirme. Tógtar costas oibre san áireamh, seachas obair an fheirmeora agus céile/páirtnéir sibhialta/comhchónaitheoir an fheirmeora. Tá an feirmeoir i dteideal cóip den mheasúnú ioncam feirme a fháil. Ioncam eile ó féin-fhostaíocht Má tá ioncam eile agat féin nó ag do chéile ó fhéin-fhostaíocht, déantar measúnú ar seo chomh maith, ag tóigeáil san áireamh na costaisí a mbíonn le glanadh sa ngnó. Cuirtear le chéile an ioncam ó fheirmeoireacht agus foirmeacha eile féin-fhostaíocht agus baintear as na costaisí a bhíonn i gceist. Aibreán 2013 déantar measúnú ar 100% d’acmhainn ó fhéinfhostaíocht (gan aon neamhaird le haghaidh cleithiúnaithe). REPS agus SACS Áirítear cuid de na híocaíochtaí a fhaightear faoin Scéim Cosanta Timpeallachta Tuaithe (REPS) nó an sceim Ceantar Speisealta Caomhnúchán (SAC) ach ní iad ar fad. - Déantar neamháird den chéad €2,540 sa mbliain de na híocaíochtaí - Déantar neamháird de 50% leath den fhuíollach freisin - Déantar asbhaint ar chostais a bhíonn ort chun go gcloífidh tú le céimeanna REPS/SAC agus - Áirítear an fuíollach mar mhaoin Ioncam ó léasadh cuóta bainne nó talamh. Má tá do chuóta bainne ligthe ar léas agat, áirítear iomlán an ioncam ón léasadh. Ní áirítear é i measúnú ioncaim feirme mar a deirtear thuas. Is é an rud céanna a bhaineann le ioncaim ó léasadh an talamh. Má tá iomlán do thalamh ar léas agat, ní bheidh tú i dteideal Cúnamh Feirme a fháil. D’fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh dliteanas ort ranníocaíochtaí Aicme S a íoc ar d’ioncam ó fhéinfhostaíocht. Caipiteal Cuimsíonn ioncam ó chaipiteal maoin, coigiltis agus infheistíochtaí. Má tá maoin agat nach bhfuil a húsáid agat go pearsanta nó má tá infheistíochtaí nó aon chineál caipitil eile agat, déantar an luach a mheasúnú, ag baint úsáide as foirmle speisialta. D’fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh nó nach mbeadh ioncam á fháil agat ón maoin nó ón infheistíocht. Déantar an caipital a mheas mar a leanas: - Ní thógtar an chéad €20,000 san áireamh - Sé luach an chaipiteal idir €20,000 agus €30,000 ná €1 sa tseachtain do gach €1000 - Sé luach an chaipiteal idir €30,000 euro agus €40,000 ná €2 do gach €1000 - Luach an chaipiteal nios mó €40,000 ná €4 do gach €1000 Ní bhaineann an measúnú nua sin ach le haonaid €1,000. Mar sin ba cheart gach méid a shlánú go dtí an €1,000 is gaire. Mar shampla má tá €38,4000 sa bhanc, déantar neamhaird den chéad €20,000, déantar €10,000 a mheasúnú ag €1 in aghaidh €1,000, is é sin le rá €10 agus déantar an €8,000 eile a mheasúnú ag €2 in aghaidh €1,000, sin €16 in aghaidh na seachtaine. Mar sin is é d’ioncam ó chaipiteal ná €26 in aghaidh na seachtaine nó €1,352 in aghaidh na bliana. Sealúchas nach mbaineann tú úsáid as Muna mbaineann tú úsáid as do fheirm agus dá bharr seo nach bhfuil aon ioncam agat as, déantar measúnú ar a luach mar sin féin. Tógtar san áireamh an feirm mar chaipiteal agus déantar measúnú air mar a léirítear thuas. Do theach Ní thógtar do theach san áireamh muna bhfaigheann tú ioncam uaidh. Maoin iomlán Cuirtear le chéile do mhaoin iomlán ó gach foinse eile. Déanfaidh oifigeach cinneadh ansin cén mhéid Cúnamh Feirme ar cheart duit a fháil nó ar cheart duit aon chuid a fháil. Is féidir leat athchomharc a dhéanamh i gcoinne cinneadh muna bhfuil tú sásta leis. Ba cheart duit athchomharc a dhéanamh taobh istigh de 21 lá den chinneadh agus is féidir leat éisteacht labhartha a iarradh. Éistfidh Oifigeach Athchomhairce do chás ansin, agus tá an cinneadh deireanach aige/ aici sin. Má thagann eolas nua chun cinn nó má athraíonn do chúinsí pearsanta, is féidir leat cur isteach ar Chúnamh Feirme arís.