Domiciliary Care Allowance

is he over 18 as far as im aware he is entitled to disability allowance did u receive a payment for him until he turned 16 /18.dom care or any other payment if you ring the disability section they will explain all to you thats what i did if he lives with you full time then you may be entitled to carers as the new rule states you have to live under the same roof .how many hours is he at college a day all this matters you can also get your full social wellfare payment plus half rate carers eg;dole single parent etc if you get carers you get respite grant in june plus all the household extras i would ring them they very helpfull and will tell you the requirements .best of luck he is a qualified adult so he should be getting his own payment now hope this helps

no problem , no you dont need to work at all to qualify forcarers but you must not be attending any course or working for any more than 15 hours a week as you must need to be caring for him the rest of this time i think for him to claim himself is probably what will work as he attends college i dont think they will pay carers so dont quote me on that you should ring them 1890927770 ... found this piece of info on the disability allow might hep ..This Allowance is paid to a person with a disability over the age of sixteen. If you are in receipt of the Domiciliary Allowance and your child reaches his/her sixteenth birthday, the Department of Social Welfare, Disability Section will automatically send you an application for this benefit. This benefit is paid weekly, usually by bank transfer to the account of the person with the disability. It is approximately €185.00 per week. If your child was not in receipt of the Domiciliary Allowance up to the age of sixteen, he/she can apply for this allowance in their own name. Any new or fresh application should be accompanied with all the relevant documentation such as reports from consultants, doctor’s reports, clinical and educational psychologist’s reports. The person with ADHD/ADD receiving this allowance must notify the Department of Social Welfare should they gain employment on a temporary, part-time, fulltime or permanent basis. The Department will adjust the payment in relation to other earnings.

CONGRATULATION!!!! This is really big step. I hope my son will get disability allowance in a few weeks. I am also not sure about it because 70% of applications are put down. Finger cross!

thanks all its a huge worry gone now ladsmammy please god u get it soon i think the report i got from enable irl got it for me they wrote so much info onit about him keep pushing for it

i was so stressed with the wait and money was tight im so happy now can see a better future for my son with less stress thanks lionheart i know how you feel i danced when i recieved mail last week , hope you all get good news soon x

hi all are not refused from what i read 60 % are refused but i got mine first go thank god waiting time max 11 weeks ring and ring i rang twice a week and they kept checking up on it for me so even if you feel a bit anoying like i did stay ringing i waited 10 weeks good luck

i think the detailed report i had from enable ireland is what got me mine they explained all i need to do in a daily routine did you get a report from them, i had no hse letter at all i also got the carers two weeks later so definately speech therapist and occupational psycholgist report needed

Hi

Hope someone can help. My son is severely hard of hearing in both ears, has lots of appointments, severe speech problem, balance issues. He is three

My application for the Dca has been refused and I need to appeal. I did write out his daily routine and they hae said that while his disability is not in doubt they do not believe he needs are beyond that of another child his age.:(

Can anyone who has been sucessful maybe give me some pointers?

Im paying for lots of stuff, therapy ect for him and its killing us. Now I have been told we need technology in our house to help him hear at home. So we really need the DCA

All help appreciated
Pix

for anyone that has DC allowance there is a cock up in the payments today and as such all payments will be made tomorrow.

Am in a similar situation with my 3yr old did you get domiciliary allowance as in afraid ill be rejected.

Hi Diog1, the wait is about 10-12 weeks for dca, it's now recommended that you send ca form at the same time as dca form with a note to say you have applied for dca and leaving the medical part blank. Then if you get dca you get carers backdated to when it was received.

Get all assessments/reports done for all allowances.

May cost a lot to get done but gets rid of the hassle when applying for the allowances. The assessments/ reports can be submitted for tax back using the MED 1 form.


DCA claim should have be no issues once you have the correct wording on the application and reports to back it up also The cut off for DCA is age 16.

Another allowance that you may qualify for is a tax credit worth 3330 which can be back dated 4 years ( up to €3330 x 4 or depend on how much tax you have paid)
Search for incapacitated child tax credit

The wording has to be correct when applying for this..It states "This is not an exhaustive list."

* For those people who do not believe ADHD exits need to live with it first before judging...

Keep applying for all allowances as the help with the monthly cost of medicine (to keep kids in schooling system) and ongoing assessments of €350 - €500 per time.

Chances are at some point one parent will need to cut back or give up work due to the care needed for a child with ADHD.

You may qualify for a GP ONLY card or even a full medical card (won't know unless you apply)


HTHs

Busybee4 wrote: »

Hi all! Just applied for dca for son (5) with autism, am in receipt of it for daughter (6) with epilepsy since june 2012, and carers since jan 2013 (took 53 weeks for that!) just wondering how waiting times are this year?
From reading through posts re. Autism it seems most are refused unfortunately, would love a medical assessor to spend 12 hours in my house!!

Is it possible you could pm me about this. My daughter has recently be diagnosed with epilepsy and would love some advice
Thanks

kala85 wrote: »

sorry to bring up an old thread, but how have people faired out with DCA in recent years . It is still as difficult to get.

Took me almost a year to get it for my son, initial application which took 6 months was rejected, I had read most applications are rejected due to lack of info, so I submitted an 11 page document with the application detailing the additional care required. I then appealed and asked for an oral hearing which took another 4 months. I had to wait another 6 weeks for a decision and eventually after 11 and a half months my application was successful.

It's as if the process is designed to frustrate you in the hope that you give up.