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Disability allowance and carers

  • 25-02-2020 7:22pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    My husband is on Disability allowance and I am his dependent on his claim. I am also a carer for my son.

    I am going back to college in September if I qualify for Susi,

    How will this affect our payments? Will I be entitled to a grant?

    We would really struggle if I lost my half rate carers allowance and my husbands social welfare was cut.

    Any advice?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    caniask86 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    My husband is on Disability allowance and I am his dependent on his claim. I am also a carer for my son.

    I am going back to college in September if I qualify for Susi,

    How will this affect our payments? Will I be entitled to a grant?

    We would really struggle if I lost my half rate carers allowance and my husbands social welfare was cut.

    Any advice?

    If your course is any more then 18 1/2 hours per week then you can’t get Carers any more.
    If it is in excess of 18 1/2 hours then your husband should apply for Carers in respect of your son instead.
    Yes you should apply for the SUSI grant.
    Don’t let anyone persuade you to apply for BTEA, much better let your husband get 1/2 rate Carers and you can apply for SUSI.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭jules86


    splinter65 wrote: »
    If your course is any more then 18 1/2 hours per week then you can’t get Carers any more.
    If it is in excess of 18 1/2 hours then your husband should apply for Carers in respect of your son instead.
    Yes you should apply for the SUSI grant.
    Don’t let anyone persuade you to apply for BTEA, much better let your husband get 1/2 rate Carers and you can apply for SUSI.

    Can she not get btea and husband claim half rate?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    jules86 wrote: »
    Can she not get btea and husband claim half rate?

    If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭jules86


    splinter65 wrote: »
    If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.

    Would hap ect be affected if she gets susi?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    jules86 wrote: »
    Would hap ect be affected if she gets susi?

    HAP don’t take SUSI into account.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭caniask86


    splinter65 wrote: »
    If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.

    What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    caniask86 wrote: »
    What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

    If you didn’t tell Carers that you were no longer caring full time for your son, and you continued to claim your Carers payment, then you’d be breaking the law.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,267 ✭✭✭alroley


    caniask86 wrote: »
    What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

    That's fraud.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭caniask86


    splinter65 wrote: »
    If you didn’t tell Carers that you were no longer caring full time for your son, and you continued to claim your Carers payment, then you’d be breaking the law.

    yeah not a good idea at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭caniask86


    alroley wrote: »
    That's fraud.


    yep and i dont wanna do that. Im just a bit overwhelmed about all the forms etc


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    caniask86 wrote: »
    yeah not a good idea at all.

    If your son is under 16 then your probably getting DCA for him so your husband is completing the Carers Allowance form and the medical bit doesn’t have to be done at all. It’s just the means test.
    I know the forms are a pain in the hole.
    I hope it works out for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭lulu1


    caniask86 wrote: »
    What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

    When you fill out your susi application on line you are asked about your income so you will have to say you are getting carers


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