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    HAP scheme

    My husband and I have lived in Laois for six years now and have been getting Rent Supplement for nearly five years. We have just received a letter telling us to go onto the HAP scheme. Do we have a choice in this? Because it will take us off the waiting list for a house someday. Can we decline...
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    Domiliciary Care Allowance - Hemolytic Anemia

    Thank you Zanna. We will certainly look into Carers Allowance, again I wouldn't have thought he'd be considered ill enough but sure all they can say is 'no'. Thank you for your ideas and kind words :-)
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    Domiliciary Care Allowance - Hemolytic Anemia

    Thank you shoppergal, this is why I'm thinking DCA may not be for us. Our son won't need additional care on an everyday basis. So maybe a different form of assistance, just something to help us absorb the costs of travelling to the hospital, medical equipment, that kind of thing. There might not...
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    Domiliciary Care Allowance - Hemolytic Anemia

    Thank you everyone for your kind words of support. Now, we never thought about the social worker, we will definitely follow that up. Thank you all again.
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    Domiliciary Care Allowance - Hemolytic Anemia

    Thank you emeralds. I think it's important to keep positive and focus on moving forward 90% of the time. And also let yourself be a bit unhappy about it too. Not a lot, and don't get stuck in unhappiness, but do acknowledge it. If you try to deny it it'll just build up and burst out somehow...
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    Domiliciary Care Allowance - Hemolytic Anemia

    Hello all. I have a question and I'd be grateful for answers/opinions. My son has just been diagnosed with a rare and incurable type of hemolytic anemia. He has had this since birth and has been treated for it since he was two months old, he's seven months old now. We've been attending Crumlin...
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