anybody know why the income guidelines for carte de sejour applications are so much higher for over 65’s?
Possibly because the older one gets, the more health “problems/happenings” one is likely to have…
And perhaps because most older people will have, or expect to have within a finite time, a fixed income which may not keep up with inflation, interest-rate changes, or exchange-rate fluctuations.
Not having easy access to the Labour market and supplementary earnings makes our situation more precarious.
There has to be a safety-margin that takes account of there being no likelihood of an income-hike within a 15-25 year horizon in some cases.
That does seem slightly odd, though, given that most people of this age will not have outgoings on mortgages or rent - which are 30% or more of many younger people’s budgets.
The latest document that Cat posted on the Brexit thread does point out that individual circumstances will be considered, ie no rent
However I would imagine the difference could be down to the potential large care costs. At 20€+/hour for a simple care worker that can add up to rather a lot. We burnt through an enormous amount in the last years of my mother’s life since she wanted to stay in her own home.