Thinking Home & Caring

Fuel Allowance

Fuel Allowance: A Fuel Allowance is a payment under the National Fuel Scheme to help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months. It is paid to people who are dependent on long-term social welfare payments and who are unable to provide for their own heating needs.

Carer’s Leave

The Carer’s Leave Act 2001:  The Carer’s Leave Act 2001 allows employees to leave their employment temporarily to provide full-time care for someone in need of full-time care and attention. You are entitled to take carer’s leave of at least 13 weeks up to a maximum of 104 weeks. If you ask to

Carers Allowance

Carers Allowance: Carer’s Allowance is a payment to people on low incomes who are looking after a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness (including mental illness). If you qualify for Carer’s Allowance you may also qualify for free household benefits (if you are living with the person you

National Home Sharing & Short Breaks Network

National Home Sharing & Short Breaks Network: The National Home Sharing & Short Breaks Network (NHSN) is the premier association of people and organisations engaged in using, promoting and providing Home Sharing / Host Family based services for people with intellectual disability and physical disability and/or Autism. The role of

Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services

Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services: The Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services provides supports to persons with an intellectual disability in the Dublin, Limerick and North Tipperary/Offaly areas.  Each area is funded separately by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and operates autonomously in the daily delivery of services.  The