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Critically Ill Father, on JSB, Can i claim for him?

  • 01-04-2016 12:06pm
    #1
    oB1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭


    Hi there

    My Father is critically ill in Intensive Care on a ventilator. He normally claims JSB, but obviously has not been able to claim for the past month.

    Is there anything that i can do on his behalf? - can i claim it for him? or is there some forms i need to fill out etc..

    It's touch and go with his medical situation, but if he pulls through it, i would like for him to have some money put by to be able to be financially support himself afterwards.

    thanks in advance

    Rob


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    You can have yourself appointed as an agent for your father which will allow you to collect his welfare payments for him.

    http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Appointment-of-Agents.aspx

    It will require sign-off from his doctor to confirm that he is incapable of appointing you himself.

    Probably worth your while ringing DSP just to double-check the correct procedure.


  • #3
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    oB1 wrote: »
    Hi there

    My Father is critically ill in Intensive Care on a ventilator. He normally claims JSB, but obviously has not been able to claim for the past month.

    Is there anything that i can do on his behalf? - can i claim it for him? or is there some forms i need to fill out etc..

    It's touch and go with his medical situation, but if he pulls through it, i would like for him to have some money put by to be able to be financially support himself afterwards.

    thanks in advance

    Rob
    This is what he should be on http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/disability_and_illness/disability_benefit.html


  • #4
    wokingvoter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭wokingvoter


    seamus wrote: »
    You can have yourself appointed as an agent for your father which will allow you to collect his welfare payments for him.

    http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Appointment-of-Agents.aspx

    It will require sign-off from his doctor to confirm that he is incapable of appointing you himself.

    Probably worth your while ringing DSP just to double-check the correct procedure.

    This doesn't apply to JSB
    OP needs to go to dads SW office and inform them that he is hospitalised and not fit for work
    They will give instructions from there


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