by Allan Cuthbert | Jul 6, 2023 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
What is Carer’s Benefit (CB)? Carer’s Benefit is a payment made to certain employed people who stop work or reduce their working hours to 18.5 or less per week to care for a child with additional needs. It is payable for 104 weeks, but once you have used...
by Allan Cuthbert | Jan 5, 2022 | SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Let us start 2022 with some good news in that social welfare payments will increase by up to €5. This will benefit lots of our families on payments such as: Carer’s Allowance Carer’s Benefit Invalidity Pension Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) Maternity Benefit...
by Allan Cuthbert | Nov 3, 2021 | FINANCIAL WELLBEING, SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES, SPECIAL NEEDS ENTITLEMENTS
Carer’s Benefit and Carer’s Allowance are the two main options available to parents who want to reduce their hours at work or stop working altogether to become a full-time Carer. To receive either payment, you need to meet a number of criteria, such as your child must...