- The following payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection are not considered in assessing your household income:
· Carer’s Allowance/Benefit
· Carer’s Support Grant
· Child Benefit
· Domiciliary Care Allowance
· Foster Care Grant
· Fuel Allowance
· Household Benefits Package
· Living Alone Allowance
· Working Family Payment
There are also types of deductions that reduce the amount of household income considered:
· A deduction of €6,250 applies for each member of the household who is under 18 years of age or under 23 years of age and in full time education or engaged in a SOLAS apprenticeship;
· A deduction of €6,250 applies where the person for whom the grant aid is sought is being cared for by a relative on a full-time basis if a relative is caring full-time for the person who the grant is for.
· A deduction of up to €6,250 applies for housing costs such as rent or mortgage repayments for the home where the work will be done.
· A deduction of up to €12,500 applies if the owner is paying the residential care fees of (i) a spouse or (ii) other owner of the home.
· A deduction of up to €12,500 (or up to €6,250 if deduction 2 is claimed) where the owner is paying for homecare fees for: (i) their own care (ii) a spouse or (iii) another person living in the home.
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