Carers allowance oral appeal

Speaksthetruth

Can anyone please help me. My daughter is autistic I am her carer. Since she turned 16 my carers allowance was declined on appeal. I have an oral appeal in a few weeks. How do I show any more medical evidence than I have already? It's very hard to show a mental disability as you are just given a diagnosis and then really not much more.

JuliusCaesar

Can you get a detailed report from the person who diagnosed her?

I'm moving this to State Benefits where you might get more knowledgable advice.

Speaksthetruth

I have loads of detailed reports, letters from school
Ot reports
Psycologist reports

I have to show that she needs constant supervision and is a danger to herself

How on earth do I show that

njs030

Does she have disability allowance?
Did you have carers before she turned 16 and if so what was their reason for cancelling?

The doctors part is very important I found, make sure everything is marked as severe (which sounds to be true) Tell them a day in your life and don't downplay for hard it is

wokingvoter

An oral hearing is a chance for you to present your case personally
You need to go in there and sit down and tell them exactly what a typical day caring for your daughter is like, from she gets up in the morning till she goes to bed a night
Don't be one bit nervous, they want to hear what you have to say and you are entitled to your chance.
The day before the hearing sit down and make some notes, stress the particularly time consuming aspects of her condition
and don't leave anything out
Maintain eye contact with the SW appeals officer and just refer to your notes in case you forget anything important

Speaksthetruth

wokingvoter wrote: »

An oral hearing is a chance for you to present your case personally
You need to go in there and sit down and tell them exactly what a typical day caring for your daughter is like, from she gets up in the morning till she goes to bed a night
Don't be one bit nervous, they want to hear what you have to say and you are entitled to your chance.
The day before the hearing sit down and make some notes, stress the particularly time consuming aspects of her condition
and don't leave anything out
Maintain eye contact with the SW appeals officer and just refer to your notes in case you forget anything important

Thank you, she recieves da herself now. I have to collect her money as I am her agent as she wouldn't be able to manage €188 a week. This is a new struggle also. My nerves are shot this is going on since last August so it's a very long time. I have a strict routine at home but now as its summer holidays it's hard to maintain. As she thinks what's the point in even getting up out of bed as there's nothing to do except wanting to play console games all day and half the night. I really need to sit down and do a detailed diary even though I have before. One a child turns 16 in the eyes of social welfare their disabilitys seem to just magically disappear. If only that was true

njs030

Speaksthetruth wrote: »

Thank you, she recieves da herself now. I have to collect her money as I am her agent as she wouldn't be able to manage €188 a week. This is a new struggle also. My nerves are shot this is going on since last August so it's a very long time. I have a strict routine at home but now as its summer holidays it's hard to maintain. As she thinks what's the point in even getting up out of bed as there's nothing to do except wanting to play console games all day and half the night. I really need to sit down and do a detailed diary even though I have before. One a child turns 16 in the eyes of social welfare their disabilitys seem to just magically disappear. If only that was true

If she's getting DA they clearly don't think that her disability has disappeared but perhaps you need to focus on what you do for her rather than her disability if that makes sense.

When I applied for my daughter I emphasised the things I had to do for her to keep her going on a day to day basis, things like having to prepare food, bring it to her and help her eat if needs be. Wash her hair, help her to the bathroom etc. I wrote how I couldn't leave her alone on a bad day so we would be stuck at home for days on end and how when she can't walk I have to carry her.


My daughter has a rare autoimmune condition that is almost unknown and takes years to diagnose, her DA and my carers allowance were awarded on first application, I'm shocked at how many people struggle with it!

Speaksthetruth

wokingvoter wrote: »

An oral hearing is a chance for you to present your case personally
You need to go in there and sit down and tell them exactly what a typical day caring for your daughter is like, from she gets up in the morning till she goes to bed a night
Don't be one bit nervous, they want to hear what you have to say and you are entitled to your chance.
The day before the hearing sit down and make some notes, stress the particularly time consuming aspects of her condition
and don't leave anything out
Maintain eye contact with the SW appeals officer and just refer to your notes in case you forget anything important

Thank you, she recieves da herself now. I have to collect her money as I am her agent as she wouldn't be able to manage €188 a week. This is a new struggle also. My nerves are shot this is going on since last August so it's a very long time. I have a strict routine at home but now as its summer holidays it's hard to maintain. As she thinks what's the point in even getting up out of bed as there's nothing to do except wanting to play console games all day and half the night. I really need to sit down and do a detailed diary even though I have before. One a child turns 16 in the eyes of social welfare their disabilitys seem to just magically disappear. If only that was true

endofrainbow

bring someone to the meeting with you for moral support.

Sunflower 27

Hi, where are you based? Have you contacted your local Family Carers Ireland branch? They will be able to help you with any info and are also a great source of support .

www.familycarers.ie