Diagnosis: During, before and after the diagnosis may be a very stressful and confusing time. Your child’s difficulty may have being just explained by a name (the diagnosis). Below there are links to brochures discussing various disorder and disabilities. If you have any questions or queries, please give us a
Diagnosis: During, before and after the diagnosis may be a very stressful and confusing time. Your child’s difficulty may have being just explained by a name (the diagnosis). Below there are links to brochures discussing various disorder and disabilities. If you have any questions or queries, please give us a
Diagnosis: During, before and after the diagnosis may be a very stressful and confusing time. Your child’s difficulty may have being just explained by a name (the diagnosis). Below there are links to brochures discussing various disorder and disabilities. If you have any questions or queries, please give us a
Diagnosis: During, before and after the diagnosis may be a very stressful and confusing time. Your child’s difficulty may have being just explained by a name (the diagnosis). Below there are links to brochures discussing various disorder and disabilities. If you have any questions or queries, please give us a
Family Carer: A family carer is described as someone who is providing an ongoing significant level of care to a person who is in need of care in the home due to illness or disability or frailty. The care that family and other carers provide involves looking after the needs
Employment Schemes: There is a range of employment schemes and other supports which encourage long-term unemployed people to return to work. They are aimed at people who have been on unemployment or certain other social welfare payments for a specific period of time. Some schemes fund community and voluntary organisations
Education Schemes: Many people including early school leavers, unemployed people and those who want to retrain for a new job may be interested in returning to education on a full-time or part-time basis. If you are interested in returning to education, there are a number of organisations and resources where you
Tax Relief on Nursing Home Fees: Income tax relief is available on fees paid for nursing homes. You claim tax relief for nursing home fees under the general scheme for tax relief on medical expenses. Tax relief on nursing home fees applies at the highest rate of income tax that you pay.
The Homemaker’s Scheme: The Homemaker’s Scheme makes it easier for a homemaker to qualify for the State Pension (Contributory). A homemaker, for the purposes of the Homemaker’s Scheme (which was introduced from 6 April 1994), is a man or woman who provides full-time care for a child under age 12 or
Half-Rate Carer’s Allowance: If you are getting certain social welfare payments and you are providing full-time care and attention to another person, you can keep your main social welfare payment and get a half-rate Carer’s Allowance as well. If you are in one of the following situations you may qualify
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