Moving from North to South

Matty149

Hi guys, am in the process of making the move from Belfast to reside in Co. Kildare (my mothers birthplace)

I have a long term mental health issue for the last 8 years, depression and more recently diagnosed bi-polar episodes.

I am going to move in with a family friend, a retired man who has some experience dealing with my particular situation re medication management etc.

Currently I am in receipt of Disability Living Allowance.

What do I need to do to get registered with benefits in the South?

What benefit is the equivalent of the DLA?

How likely am I to qualify for it saying as I have never lived/contributed tax or whatever to the Irish Gov?

Anything else I need to be aware of?

Thank you.

danjo-xx

Have a look here http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Your-social-security-rights-in-Ireland---A-Guide-for-EU-Citi.aspx

eastbono

If you have never lived or worked in the Republic before it is unlikely that you will satisfy habitual residence http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Habitual-Residence-Condition_holder.aspx. You should check with Dept of Work and Pensions and see if you can continue to receive your present payment while residing in the Republic.

danjo-xx

Going by this clip it looks to me like they would meet the habitual residence condition or exemption.

If you do not have a legal right of residence in this State, you will not be regarded as habitually resident. The following groups of people have a right to reside in Ireland:

• Irish nationals
• UK and EU nationals from the Common Travel Area (CTA)

eastbono

danjo-xx wrote: »

Going by this clip it looks to me like they would meet the habitual residence condition or exemption.

Having a right to reside does not make you habitually resident. Read down a bit further and there are 5 factors to determine habitual residence.