by David Crowley | Apr 28, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
Summer Holiday Checklist By David Passport 2 Pin Round Adaptors Passport (make sure it is up to date for your return journey Mosquito Cream or repellant (cream for your body or plug in for your room Mobile Phone (make sure it is fully charged) Sun Factor After Sun....
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 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 Dolores Crowley | Feb 3, 2025 | Children with Special Needs, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, Special Needs, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
As Carers, we often find ourselves in situations where money is tight; we seem to be busy all the time and have very little time or money for ourselves. We never know what tomorrow brings and the demands on us. Some of us live week to week on our Carer’s...
