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Disability Allowance is payable to disabled people over 16 and under 66 years of age. The disability must have continued, or be expected to continue, for at least 12 months. It must cause substantial restrictions in undertaking work that would otherwise be suitable for a person of your age, experience and qualifications.
A Mobility Allowance was established in 1979 for people between 16 and 66. It is paid monthly at a rate of 208.50 per month. There are in excess of 4,700 recipients of mobility allowance at an annual cost of over 9 million.
The Mobility Allowance – now called the mobility component of PIP, formerly Disability Living Allowance – introduced by the government in 1976 was formulated to give people help regardless of ability to drive. It also signalled the government's commitment to giving disabled people choice in the form of a cash allowance, rather than imposing ...
Australians who are temporarily unable to work due to illness, injury or a short-term disability may be eligible for Sickness Allowance. [5] Sickness Allowance pays less than the DSP; as of 1 January 2009, single recipients were entitled to a basic rate of A$449.30 per fortnight and couples A$405.30 for each person. [6]
Fuel allowance recipients receive winter lump sum of €300; Living alone allowance recipients to get €200 winter lump sum; Categories including disability allowance, carer's support to get €400 winter lump sum; Double week pay of all weekly welfare schemes in January; 9% reduced VAT rate for gas and electricity extended for another year
Once-off payment before Christmas of €200 to recipients of the Living Alone Allowance; Once-off payment of €500 to those who qualify for Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension and the Blind Pension to be paid in November; Entry point for higher PAYE rate of 40% increased (by €3,200) to €40,000 a year - below that, the rate remains at 20%
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Irish: An Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
PIP was introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (which have been repeatedly amended). It began to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for new claims from 8 April 2013, by means of an initial pilot in selected areas of north-west and north-east England.