The Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) in Ireland has been increased to €360 per month, starting January 2025. This payment is available to families with children under 16 who have severe disabilities and require substantial ongoing care.
A monthly social welfare payment worth €360 was just hiked and even workers can qualify for it. The Domiciliary Care Allowance, or DCA, rose to €360 per month from January 2025 instead of €340. DCA is a monthly payment for a child aged under 16 with a severe disability. It is not means-tested, so you may qualify for it regardless of your income. DCA is not based on the type of disability your child has. Instead, it is based on their level of physical or mental impairment.
Your child must need ongoing care and attention, substantially over and above what is usually needed by a child of the same age. To qualify, the child must have a severe disability that is likely to last for at least 1 year and: In addition, the person claiming the allowance for the child must: There are certain medical criteria people must meet to be considered eligible. The legislation states that to qualify for Domiciliary Care Allowance a child must have 'a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age'. You can find out more about this here. This payment is not based on the type of impairment or disease, but on the resulting lack of function of body or mind which means the child needs extra care and attention. This care and attention must be required to allow the child to deal with the activities of daily living and the child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 month
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