Carer's Allowance and plc?

LegacyUser

Hi all was just wondering if someone could offer me some advice. Im currently getting carers allowance for my daughter. However she's in primary school and once September rolls around she'"ll be in school from 7am to 4pm (including travel time). What im wondering is if I could do a course during the day at my local plc college? More than anything i just want something to do during the day and ive always regretted not going to college. Can I do this without affecting my carers though, as my family relies on that money? I appreciate any advice anyone can offer me. Thanks very much.

Balagan

The usual thing is that you would be allowed to be engaged in employment, self-employment, training or education courses outside the home for not more than 15 hours a week but if your daughter is in school for those long hours each weekday, they might extend the time as a plc course is likely to exceed 15 hours. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/carers/carers_allowance.html