[Kate1968]

Hi.
My son is a student of second year in IT Sligo. He was diagnosed as an adult with ADD. I am on Back To Education Allowance and our incomes are very poor. Can he claim for Disability Allowance? What other benefits can we get? It is very hard for us to live now, we have euro 342 a week for three of us. Can my partner apply for Carer Allowance? If someone have knowledge about ADHD or ADD and how it works with Social Welfare I will be very appreciate.

[lillypopkins]

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

[Kate1968]

Thank you very much for your reply. My son is full time student and he lives with me. I never got for him payments. He was diagnosed a few days ago as an adult with ADD. Do I need to work and leave my work to get carers allowance? Can my partner claim for carers allowance? I am on Back to Education Allowance and have two adults dependant. I will start Internship in one month but we will still have the same income of euro 342.
Thank you very much for quick reply. It was really very helpful.

[lillypopkins]

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.

[lillypopkins]

I was awarded the domi care allowance today so happy got it 1st go and dont have to go thru an appeal

[Kate1968]

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!

[ladsmammy]

Oh well done. Mine was refused and is now gone to appeal

[lillypopkins]

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

[lionheart09]

Originally Posted by lillypopkins

I was awarded the domi care allowance today so happy got it 1st go and dont have to go thru an appeal

Hi lillypopkins
Congratulations on getting your doms great news for you and your family and the relief that comes with this. I feel so better since I was awarded a month ago and have been able to provide more for son. I hope everyone else that have applied get a good outcome also because it get very stressful waiting for this.

[lillypopkins]

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

[Busybee4]

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!!

[lillypopkins]

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

[yfrankyd]

Originally Posted by Jasssss

Smellysocks, I wish you all the best with your application.This letter you got from the HSE Has to be a good thing.I applied back in 09/2010 for this and I was refused.I appealed and I was refused. I spent months looking at where my application might have went wrong.I rang support groups all over Ireland to get as much information as i could. This is the story. You will need as much medical evidence as possible that states that your child not only has a disability but that they need care and attention above that of a child of the same age.These reports and letters have to nearly tell these people in the Dept that.Its not about the disability as far as they are concerned its the care that you have to give to this child.My advice is torment everyone that you have seen to write these letters.I paid out thousands to professionals over the years for my child and I am now going back to them for letters as I am about to apply again.Can anyone tell me what the waiting time is at the moment.

Hi, i have just been turned down for the doms allowance and i am gathering together more information for a review. i am just wondering how did you go about getting one of them letters from the HSE. Also what help was your local td able to provide.

[lillypopkins]

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

[lillypopkins]

also my report stated :that for the benefit of applying for dom car my son is well entitled to this payment she worded like that and said he needs above and beyond the care of another child of this age and will do for the forseable i had no other medical things sent in so it was enable irl letter that helped best of luck with it all waitn time ten weeks guys but ring and ring i annoyed them twice a week