S.L. 16.11 Art. 6Capital criteria in means test criteria.

(1) (1) For a person who is younger than thirty-six

(36) years old to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of the said person shall not exceed sixty thousand euro (€60,000).

(2) For a person who is between thirty-six (36) years old to forty-five (45) years old to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of the said person shall not exceed ninety thousand euro (€90,000).

(3) For a person who is between forty-six (46) years old to fifty-five (55) years old to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of the said person shall not exceed one-hundred and eighty-five thousand euro (€185,000).

(4) For a person who is between fifty-six (56) years old to sixty-five (65) years old to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of the said person shall not exceed two hundred and thirteen thousand euro (€213,000).

(5) For a person who is between sixty-six (66) years old to seventy-five (75) years old to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of the said person shall not exceed two hundred and forty-five thousand euro (€245,000).

(6) For a person who is seventy-five (75) years of age or older to meet the capital criteria of the means test, the capital of such person shall not exceed six hundred thousand euro (€600,000).

(7) The Rent Regulation Board shall have the right to fix higher levels of capital from those contemplated under this regulation when the person with a claim to continue the tenancy is a person with disability who is registered with the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability and the type of disability is considered to be of a severe nature.

(8) For the purposes of determining the severity of disability of such person and subsequently fix an appropriate level of income, as required in sub-regulation (7), such assessment shall be carried out in the same manner as that applicable in the case of claims for an invalidity pension under paragraphs (e) and (f) of the first proviso to article 106 of the Social Security Act, with the involvement of the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability.