Over 5,800(5,807) carers in County Tipperary are set to receive the Carer’s Support Grant today. The payment this year is €2000 an increase of €150 compared to last year. In county Limerick 7,220 carers are listed for payment today out of a national total of 138,000 carers.
The grant is not taxable and is available to all carers providing full-time care to an older person or a person with a disability, regardless of their means or social insurance contributions. The overall cost of the grant being paid today is €313 million.
The Carer’s Support Grant is paid in respect of each person being cared for to take account of the additional cost of providing care and to recognise the particular challenges faced by these carers.
Over 16,000 carers are providing care for two or more people and will receive a grant in respect of each person they are caring for. The Grant will be paid automatically to those who are receiving the Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance schemes. It is also available to other full-time carers not receiving these payments subject to making an application that is approved.
