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Carer’s Support Grant and Frontier Worker Permit explained
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Question:
I care for my mother full time and I get Carer’s Allowance. Last year, I automatically got the Carer’s Support Grant in June – will I get it again this year?
Answer:
The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to full-time carers. It is paid by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) usually on the first Thursday of June each year.
The grant is €1,850 (an increase of €150 from last year).
People getting Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance are paid the grant automatically. If you are getting one of these payments on the first Thursday in June, you automatically get the grant so you do not need to apply.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - Emergency Medical Cards
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What is an emergency medical card and how do I apply for one?
An emergency medical card is a medical card that you can get without a means test in certain emergency situations.
You can get an emergency medical card if you:
Have a terminal illness and have been told you have 24 months or less to live
Are getting end-of-life treatment
Need urgent ongoing care and urgently need a medical card
Only a healthcare professional (for example, a doctor or consultant) can apply for an emergency medical card for you. They will send the application to the HSE.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - Applying for a Student Grant
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I’m doing my Leaving Certificate this year and plan to go to college in the autumn. How do I apply for a student grant?
Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) awards higher and further education grants to people living in Ireland.
You complete an application form online to apply to SUSI.
You must have an online account with SUSI before you can make your application. SUSI accepts grant applications for the 2021-2022 academic year from 22 April 2021.
You can use SUSI’s eligibility reckoner to see whether you meet the criteria for student grant funding.
Citizens Information advice on the inheritance rights of cohabiting couples
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Inheritance rights of cohabiting couples
My partner and I have two young children together. We live together but we are not married and haven’t got around to making our wills. If something happened to one of us, would we automatically be entitled to each other’s estate?
It is important for you and your partner to discuss the matter of inheritance sooner rather than later. Because you are not married, neither of you is automatically entitled to inherit anything from the other. If your partner dies without a will, you have no right to any share of their estate no matter how long you have been together. So, for example, if you live with your partner but they own the house, you could be left in very difficult circumstances if they were to die unexpectedly.