Domiciliary Care Allowance (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. It is not based on the type of disability your child has. Instead, it is based on their level of physical or mental Read more >

Social security coordination rules protect the rights of citizens should they move between the jurisdictions for work. The jurisdiction responsible for social security payments, also called the Competent State, is often the place of employment or self-employment. Social insurance contributions are referred to as Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) in Ireland and National Insurance Contributions Read more >

Cross-border workers and gaps in National Insurance Records UK/NI Background Paying voluntary NICs enables customers to fill any gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to boost their State Pension entitlement from the UK/NI. Individuals can usually only fill gaps in their NI record from the past 6 years. However, as part of transitional arrangements Read more >

Social security coordination rules protect the rights of citizens should they move between the jurisdictions for work. The jurisdiction responsible for a person, often called the Competent State, is usually the place where they are employed or self-employed. As workers they will pay social insurance contributions (e.g. PRSI or National Insurance Contributions) in the Competent Read more >

Social security coordination rules protect the rights of citizens should they move between the jurisdictions for work. The rules can also affect social security claims of their dependents e.g. children or partners (who do not work or pay social insurance contributions of their own). The jurisdiction responsible for their social security payments, also called the Read more >

Social security coordination rules protect the rights of citizens should they move between the jurisdictions for work. The jurisdiction responsible for a person, often called the Competent State, is usually the place where they are employed or self-employed.  As workers they will pay social insurance contributions (e.g. PRSI or National Insurance Contributions) in the Competent Read more >

The client and her husband both work in the South (ROI) and live in the North (NI) with their three-year-old child who has recently received an ASD diagnosis. They receive Child Benefit from ROI based on their cross-border employment and they have been advised to apply for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) from ROI. Under EU Read more >

A client got in touch as she had received forms from the UK International Pension Centre (IPC) and was unsure what these pertained to. Her husband passed away a year ago and both her children are still in full-time non-advanced education. They live in the Republic of Ireland (ROI)and the client has always been self-employed Read more >

Cross-border family benefits: Mum Lives North, Works North Dad Lives South, Works South A new parent living and working in Northern Ireland recently claimed UK Child Benefit for her baby. Her partner lives and works just across the border (a short distance away). They understood that due to her partner’s Irish employment they were entitled Read more >

UPDATE:  the following case study is relevant to frontier workers prior to Brexit, since then (and with the introduction of the UK Ireland Social Security Convention) PIP Daily Living Component is now classified as a Long term care benefit with no equivalent Irish benefit, therefore the new job should not affect the client’s PIP payment. Read more >