Household Benefit Package

cuddlepunk

My mother is 64, she is on disability allowance. Her granddaughter who is 23 lives with her and is receiving one parent family payment. Is my mother entitled to the Household benefit package. Thanks

splinter65

cuddlepunk wrote: »

My mother is 64, she is on disability allowance. Her granddaughter who is 23 lives with her and is receiving one parent family payment. Is my mother entitled to the Household benefit package. Thanks

Not right now but the government have said they are going to change the rules about this.
We just don’t know when!

cuddlepunk

Thank you

Pretzill

Isn't the Household Benefits package available for those under 66 if they are getting disability Allowance? AFAIK it is.

splinter65

Pretzill wrote: »

Isn't the Household Benefits package available for those under 66 if they are getting disability Allowance? AFAIK it is.

Yes it is but currently for those under 70 you will only get it if you are in receipt if DA or IP or CA and living alone or with what are referred to as certain “excepted persons”.

Pretzill

splinter65 wrote: »

Yes it is but currently for those under 70 you will only get it if you are in receipt if DA or IP or CA and living alone or with what are referred to as certain “excepted persons”.

But the OP's mother is on DA so they do qualify.

splinter65

Pretzill wrote: »

But the OP's mother is on DA so they do qualify.

No she doesn’t because her granddaughter is living with her, she’s on a non qualifying payment (OPF) and that’s disqualifying the granny.

Cherry Blossom

Pretzill wrote: »

But the OP's mother is on DA so they do qualify.

The OPs mother does not live alone.

splinter65

Here’s the conditions at the moment:

You can also qualify for the Household Benefits Package if you meet one of the following conditions and live alone or only with excepted people (see 'Excepted people' below):

1. You are between 66 and 70 and are getting:

State Pension (Contributory)
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit or Allowance
An ordinary Garda Widow's Pension from the Department of Justice and Equality or
An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement
2. You are aged between 66 and 70 and not getting one of the above qualifying payments, but satisfy a means test (see 'The means test' below).

3. You are under 66 and are getting:

Disability Allowance
Invalidity Pension
Blind Pension
Incapacity Supplement or Workmen's Compensation with Disablement Pension (for at least 12 months)
An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations, or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement
4. You are caring for a person who is getting Constant Attendance Allowance

Excepted people are:

A qualified adult (your spouse/civil partner/cohabitant is a qualified adult if you are getting an increase for a qualified adult with your payment or you would get an increase but for the fact that they are getting a social welfare payment in their own right)
Dependent child(ren) under the age of 18 or under the age of 22 if in full-time education (a certificate from the school or college must be supplied for those aged 18 or over)
A person who is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required)
A person(s) who would qualify for the allowance in his/her own right (for example, a person getting an State Pension)
A person who is providing you or someone in your household with constant care and attention if you or that person is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required). People in employment for more than 15 hours per week or people getting Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance cannot be accepted as providing constant full-time care and attention.

Pretzill

She's doesn't have to live alone. She's on DA.


I wouldn't have thought he'd grand daughter living there would stop this. It's worth checking out with SW

zell12

Read that first sentence again

You can also qualify for the Household Benefits Package if you meet one of the following conditions and live alone or only with excepted people (see 'Excepted people' below):

splinter65

Pretzill wrote: »

She's doesn't have to live alone. She's on DA.

No she’s not entitled to it. She has to live alone or with someone who she is getting an increase for or who would be entitled to the HBP themselves.
She’s living with her granddaughter and great grandchild.
So she’s disqualified.
I have posted the relevant information for you above.

Pretzill

Sorry cross-posted with your tome above. I had always believed it was and/or not and/only - seems I'm incorrect.

splinter65

Pretzill wrote: »

Sorry cross-posted with your tome above. I had always believed it was and/or not and/only - seems I'm incorrect.

It seems this rule is going to be changed now but when I don’t know.

cuddlepunk

splinter65 wrote: »

It seems this rule is going to be changed now but when I don’t know.

From further inquiries, it seems it's coming into effect in January.