David and I just had the best holiday. Loved it all. Just wish more families with a young man like David could experience this type of holiday. What did I do for this holiday in regard to research as we had never been to Lanzarote before? I did nothing. I went into a travel agent […]
Entitlements- By Allan
I have estimated at this stage I must have cost the Department of Social Protection around €6m and the Revenue just under €3.5m. Again, recently I just had a private consultation with a mum who never heard of Incapacity Child Tax Credit and didn’t realise that she could claim Carers Benefit when she had a […]
Have You Got An Emergency Plan? By Dolores
In an emergency what do you do if one of your children has an accident? I was in this situation last year, one of my twins Sean had a bad accident and had to be rushed from school to a local medical centre, I received the call from the principal of the school to meet […]
Carers Payments By Allan
Carer’s Benefit and Carer’s Allowance are the two main options available to a parent who want to reduce their hours at work or stop working altogether to become a full-time Carer. The pros and cons of both benefits need to be analysed before deciding on what option suits your family best. Your child’s development stage […]
Making Your Child Independent by Dolores
You’re in a hurry, your rushing out the door, you must be at school on time or the appointment with your child’s therapist, he/she is just about ready (except you have been doing it all for him) and then he has to go to the bathroom, again! You end up hurrying him/her, stressing yourself and […]
Disinherit Your Child From Your Will? – by Allan
I was in the office last week when I got a call from Tom (not his real name) who was at our Sligo workshop last year. He had eventually got around to completing his Will with his solicitor but felt when signing it that there was something wrong. I asked a number of questions and […]
Caring For The Carer – By Dolores
I know I go on and on about it but being a Carer for so many years and meeting so many Carers young and old, it is so rare to meet anyone who is taking care of themselves properly. You may think you can do everything now as you are relatively young, however, ask yourself […]
New Year’s Resolutions – By Allan
This is the time of the year when we start to think a bit more into the future. We may have plans to get fitter, lose a bit of weight or even budget our finances better. Why not add to your list one essential financial goal and that is the start to fund your child’s […]
Santa Is Entitled To VAT Refunds by Allan
Did you know that Santa can claim back the VAT on specific toys that he delivers to children with additional needs? The most common items on Santa’s list are IPads & tablets Computers Apps (communication, speech, etc.) T. Toys The rule for Santa is that the toy must be specifically for your child and assist […]