by Allan Cuthbert | Mar 4, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Disability Allowance FAQ 2024 Ireland What is Disability Allowance? Disability Allowance is a weekly payment paid to people whose disability is severe enough to affect their ability to work. Often, parents assume that their children must finish their education before...
by Allan Cuthbert | Jan 15, 2024 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
As one of your goals for 2024, why not take the time to update your child’s Special Needs Trust Plan? It is not as hard as you may think; all that is required is blowing the dust off your original plan, a pen and some thinking time. Why do this? Life changes and so...
by Allan Cuthbert | Dec 7, 2023 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, Uncategorized
What is the Social Welfare Christmas Bonus? The Christmas Bonus or Christmas Payment is an extra payment for people getting a long-term social welfare payment such as Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Disability Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance. Your payment...
by Allan Cuthbert | Oct 11, 2023 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Budget 2024 was announced on the tenth of October 2023. The Budget sets out an overall multi-billion package of spending increases, once-off payments and tax cuts. With all the billions, how much of this will trickle down to parents of children with special needs? The...
by Allan Cuthbert | Oct 9, 2023 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Okay, so why did I do it? Life changes, situation changes and, in my situation, my other children have moved on with their lives, and that is exactly what I want for them. Up to the end of Covid, life was hectic. Like yourselves with a busy household with different...