Hi
Posting this is my last hope
My dad, fit/young man in his late 50's has been self-employed all his life. He had severe head injury 18 months ago, and he now can never work.
His self-employment PRSI stamps dont entitle him to disability allowance or benefit, invalidity allow. or benefit. I applied anyway for dis allowance, on the grounds that no money being generated from business, carers costs for him in his home were €500 per week. A year later, with help of TD, and having to sit at oral hearing, disability allow. awarded. However, now business has to be sold as no longer can manage - he'll get about 165K. So now he has means, he will be cut off soc welfare, no longer in loop to be eligible.
Problem is 165K we want to invest for his retirement but how can he live in meantime. Or if he uses 165K, it will be gone in a few years and have zero for after 65. He's so physically healthy that he'll probably live til 90!!
Having worked all his life, and never claimed a penny from state - I dunno??
Is there any lawful way that anyone knows of that his money 165K can be put aside so that it cannot be considered means and therefore keep him eligible for some soc welfare support. ?? Pension, I think is considered means.
The children of family, have been supporting him for last 18 months and we're financially bled. The cost of getting max rehab is high and couldnt be delayed as maximum recovery happens in first 2/3 yrs. Got some hrs funding from healthboard to pay for care, so we pay rest.
Any ideas at all?
Posting this is my last hope
My dad, fit/young man in his late 50's has been self-employed all his life. He had severe head injury 18 months ago, and he now can never work.
His self-employment PRSI stamps dont entitle him to disability allowance or benefit, invalidity allow. or benefit. I applied anyway for dis allowance, on the grounds that no money being generated from business, carers costs for him in his home were €500 per week. A year later, with help of TD, and having to sit at oral hearing, disability allow. awarded. However, now business has to be sold as no longer can manage - he'll get about 165K. So now he has means, he will be cut off soc welfare, no longer in loop to be eligible.
Problem is 165K we want to invest for his retirement but how can he live in meantime. Or if he uses 165K, it will be gone in a few years and have zero for after 65. He's so physically healthy that he'll probably live til 90!!
Having worked all his life, and never claimed a penny from state - I dunno??
Is there any lawful way that anyone knows of that his money 165K can be put aside so that it cannot be considered means and therefore keep him eligible for some soc welfare support. ?? Pension, I think is considered means.
The children of family, have been supporting him for last 18 months and we're financially bled. The cost of getting max rehab is high and couldnt be delayed as maximum recovery happens in first 2/3 yrs. Got some hrs funding from healthboard to pay for care, so we pay rest.
Any ideas at all?