by Allan Cuthbert | May 5, 2022 | SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
What is Domiciliary Care Allowance? Domiciliary Care Allowance is a monthly payment of €309.50 per month by the Department of Social Protection to a parent who proves that their child under the age of 16, needs a greater degree of care in comparison to a child of a...
by Dolores Crowley | Jan 31, 2022 | SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Domiciliary Care Allowance Should I bother? More form filling, another application form with loads of hard to understand questions, do I have to fill it in, how much more, will this ever stop !! I didn’t want to apply either and in my day, I had to go for an...
by Allan | 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...
by Allan | 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...
by Allan | 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...
