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Carers allowance and Rent Allowance

  • 19-09-2017 1:40pm
    #1
    AryaStark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭


    Hi All.

    I moved home to look after my Mam and am receiving carers allowance.

    When I moved home I had to sleep on the couch for the first year while slowly renovating a garage/old fuel shed to move into. I am now in the Garage (its attached to the house and very comfortable!).

    My mam gets fuel allowance and I am wondering if I can also apply for it. The main house is heated with oil but my apartment is not connected. I heat it with gas heaters. Do you know if, because of this, we can both apply.
    We do use the same esb meter but i have my own front door it that makes any difference.

    Thanks in Advance!


Comments

  • #2
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    Only one person in a household can apply for fuel allowance - if you're sharing an esb meter I think you'd be classed as one household.

    Are you getting full payment of carers? If so people claiming full carers allowance aren't eligible for fuel allowance.


  • #3
    AryaStark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭AryaStark


    notjustsweet wrote: »
    Only one person in a household can apply for fuel allowance - if you're sharing an esb meter I think you'd be classed as one household.

    Are you getting full payment of carers? If so people claiming full carers allowance aren't eligible for fuel allowance.

    Thanks for your reply.


  • #4
    pl4ichjgy17zwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭pl4ichjgy17zwd


    I'm not sure whether the title is a typo, but if you were asking about rent allowance too, you can't get it for renting from a parent.


  • #5
    AryaStark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 656 ✭✭✭AryaStark


    Julieta Prickly Saloon wrote: »
    I'm not sure whether the title is a typo, but if you were asking about rent allowance too, you can't get it for renting from a parent.

    Oops Should be Fuel Allowance. This can be considered as settled now... have my answer.


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