Do you have a child with special needs?

Do you have a child with special needs?

by | Jul 11, 2012 | SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES

Financial Wellbeing is a company dedicated to special needs financial planning & guidance. We hope that after looking through our website that you will get a greater understanding of the financial issues facing you as a parent with a child with special needs. We...

Domiciliary Care Allowance The Facts

by | Mar 5, 2012 | SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS

The starting point for all entitlements is Domiciliary Care Allowance. This is a monthly payment for the benefit of your child. It is not means tested. I have nicknamed this the gate opener because when you are in receipt of this allowance then other entitlements are...

A good heart is sometimes a bad thing

by | Sep 5, 2011 | SPECIAL NEEDS LEGAL

I sat down with a married couple who have two boys with a rare genetic disorder that has turned their world upside down. Being loving parents and worried about the future, this couple started a savings plan in 1998 and a second plan in 2000. To give credit where...

9-Crucial Questions

by | Aug 22, 2011 | REGULATED

The most important financial questions a parent of a child with special needs must answer YES to. Have you set up a trust and will for your child with special needs? Have you decided your child’s future living arrangements? Have you provided sufficient life cover for...

Diet Supplement Scheme

by | Jul 27, 2011 | SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS

If your hospital consultant prescribed a special diet for your child with special needs. Then it may be possible to claim an allowance from your health board. As usual this scheme is means tested and you must be in receipt of a social welfare payment. The following is...