Checklist

Have you applied for:

  • Domiciliary Care Allowance (Means Tested – but only on Child’s Means)
  • Respite Care Grant (Automatically paid if in receipt of DCA)
  • Home Support

Please note the difference between Carers Allowance and Carers Benefit – you may be eligible for Carers Benefit (not means tested) but not for Carers Allowance (means tested).

  • Carers Benefit (Not Means Tested)
  • Carers Leave
  • Medical Card
  • Long-term Illness Scheme
  • Disability Allowance (Over 16’s – Means Tested) 
  • Home Tuition
  • Home Based July Provision
  • Tax Credits
  • Adaption/Extension of a House to Cater for a Disabled Person
  • Respite (either hours in the home or overnight respite)
  • VAT Refunds
  • Deed of Covenant
Source Page: http://www.autismsupport.ie/benefits-and-rights/Checklist/