Well, how was your summer? After speaking with a number of parents in the last few weeks, most parents have had a lovely summer, they spoke about holidays, summer camps and the great few weeks of sunshine. A lot of parents also expressed how they felt it was great for their children to be going […]
Investment Property & Trust – Allan
Investment properties, cash, jewellery and most types of assets can be left for your child through a special needs trust. But before you go off rushing to buy an investment property you need to think is this the right next step for your family. I have lost count of the private consultations with parents who […]
Holiday Feedback by Dolores
Hope one and all are enjoying the sunshine. What’s happening to Ireland?? We may never have to travel to the sunshine again. I received a great response to my last article with regard to my holiday with David. Since then so many people have suggested other places to go in Lanzarote and directed me to […]
Free Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Parent In Receipt Of DCA by Allan
Bear with me, I know the weather is great at the moment but there is logic in writing this article now. If you are currently in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance then you may be able to gain access to the Warmer Home Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to make their homes warmer, […]
Carer’s Support Grant
The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made by the Department of Social Protection to the parents/carers of people with special needs. If you are caring for more than one person, you are entitled to a payment for each person you are caring for. The Grant has increased from €1,375 (2015 payment) back to […]
Ola Lanzarote – By Dolores
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 […]