by Allan Cuthbert | Apr 14, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Most parents are aware of the National Childcare Sponsorship Scheme (NCS), which helps them meet childcare costs. There are two types of childcare subsidy for children: a universal subsidy that is not means-tested and an income-assessed subsidy that is means-tested. I...
by Dolores Crowley | Apr 14, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Let me tell you a scenario you might recognise. When David was very young, he and I attended a speech therapy session, which a psychologist also attended. They were using picture cards, and the picture was of a dog. When asked what the picture was of, David said a...
by David Crowley | Mar 11, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
The new F1 season is starting this month and there is a few changes to the drivers changing their teams Lewis Hamilton is a Ferrari driver now. He was always not winning any races but he was pushing very hard on the test drive for the upcoming season. He was a...
by Allan Cuthbert | Feb 26, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
No, I am not recruiting parents to work in MI6 as the next James Bond; I am referring to becoming an Agent for your child when dealing with the Department of Social Protection. When your child applies for Disability Allowance, appointing a parent as an Agent is an...
by Dolores Crowley | Feb 26, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
How did I hear about home help? I didn’t know this service was available to me. I hadn’t even given it a second thought, and if I did, I assumed it was for the elderly. Let me tell you how I came about it. I was tired, well, exhausted. I had lots of back procedures...
by David Crowley | Feb 5, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
LOVE IS IN THE AIR I love St Valentines Day. Love is always good on this day. Allan always tells me it’s all about the money but that is not true. Every year I get cards and presents from my mum. When my nana was alive she always had a special present for me on this...
