[SerialComplaint]

Originally Posted by Mental Mickey

I was told by the woman I spoke to in the council that if I want to buy my own home, I still have to fill in that form????

If you buy your own home, the council have no part in that transaction, so you don't have to go near them or fill in any forms.

Or are you looking for some support from the council in buying your own home?

[Mental Mickey]

I don't know which way to go about it.

[SerialComplaint]

Originally Posted by Mental Mickey

I don't know which way to go about it.

To the best of my knowledge, the Council won't give you any support to buy your own home. Current Housing Policy does not incentivise home ownership over other forms of tenancy.

So your choices are;

1) Register for social housing with the Council
2) Buy your own home, and apply for a Housing Adaptation Grant afterwards, with no guarantee of the grant.

[robjo]

its all on www.disability.ie

[stephcgriffin]

Hello.
Not sure if anyone here will be able to help me but if you could even point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
I am 20 years old.
I was diagnosed with depression & an anxiety disorder at 15.
I struggled at school and left without sitting my leaving cert.
I started college in 2011 but left after a few weeks.
I started college (again!) this September but left today because I can't handle the workload.
I didn't want to leave school or college but in the face of a breakdown I had to choose to put my mental health first.
I've been trying to look for work on & off since leaving school in early 2010 but to be honest I don't feel like I could cope with it.
Leaving the house can be a monumental task some days even if it's only to see friends.
I had applied for a student grant but obviously I won't be entitled to that anymore.
My parents paid for my college fees, bus fares and anything else relating to my education this year but I had hoped on paying them back once the grant came through.
I am living at home with them but they can't exactly afford to keep me and I wouldn't expect them to.
I have absolutely no income but don't feel capable of working and it's just out of laziness as some people say!
I want to make something of my life but don't feel like I'm in the head-space to be focusing on anything outside my mental health.
I need to take things slowly and get on the right track.
I've been in & out of the public mental health services and am now waiting on an appointment after a referral from my GP.
Would I be entitled to any kind of benefit at all?
I need to be giving something to my parents towards bills & food and I've absolutely no personal money for myself.
I don't know if I should apply for Jobseeker's since I don't feel like I could actually work.
I don't want to be doing anything illegal and getting into trouble!
I don't know if depression counts as a disability and how one would predict how long it would be disabling for?
If anyone has any information I'd be really grateful.
Thank you.

[livemusic4life]

Originally Posted by stephcgriffin

Hello.
Not sure if anyone here will be able to help me but if you could even point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
I am 20 years old.
I was diagnosed with depression & an anxiety disorder at 15.
I struggled at school and left without sitting my leaving cert.
I started college in 2011 but left after a few weeks.
I started college (again!) this September but left today because I can't handle the workload.
I didn't want to leave school or college but in the face of a breakdown I had to choose to put my mental health first.
I've been trying to look for work on & off since leaving school in early 2010 but to be honest I don't feel like I could cope with it.
Leaving the house can be a monumental task some days even if it's only to see friends.
I had applied for a student grant but obviously I won't be entitled to that anymore.
My parents paid for my college fees, bus fares and anything else relating to my education this year but I had hoped on paying them back once the grant came through.
I am living at home with them but they can't exactly afford to keep me and I wouldn't expect them to.
I have absolutely no income but don't feel capable of working and it's just out of laziness as some people say!
I want to make something of my life but don't feel like I'm in the head-space to be focusing on anything outside my mental health.
I need to take things slowly and get on the right track.
I've been in & out of the public mental health services and am now waiting on an appointment after a referral from my GP.
Would I be entitled to any kind of benefit at all?
I need to be giving something to my parents towards bills & food and I've absolutely no personal money for myself.
I don't know if I should apply for Jobseeker's since I don't feel like I could actually work.
I don't want to be doing anything illegal and getting into trouble!
I don't know if depression counts as a disability and how one would predict how long it would be disabling for?
If anyone has any information I'd be really grateful.
Thank you.

Hey,
Yes depression is a form of disability, and if you were diagnosed when you were 15 you stand a pretty good chance, the thing is that you will be refused first time, you need to appeal. Go and get the process started and the community welfare officer will give you money every week while you're waiting. You may get some money disallowed for being late in applying. You need a letter from your college to prove that you're no longer a student.

Best of luck with it