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Checklist for people with disabilities and long-term illness
Checklist for people with disabilities and long-term illness
Services and supports for people with disabilities and long-term illness
Social welfare payments
Transport and mobility
Employment and disability
Education and training
Health services and community supports
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Services and supports for people with disabilities and long-term illness
The information below lists the main services and entitlements for people with disabilities. The focus is on adults with a long-term illness or disability likely to last at least one year.
The headings in the left-hand column of each section link to general documents on the subject, and those in the right-hand column link to details of specific payments or services.
The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS)（http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/services/advocacy_services/） provides independent, confidential and free advocacy for people with disabilities.
In particular, NAS works with people with disabilities who:
Are isolated from their community and services
Have communication differences
Live in inappropriate accommodation and/or residential services
Attend day services and have limited supports.
Visit advocacy.ie（https://advocacy.ie/） to find out more about the service and how to use it.
Social welfare payments
Main social welfare payments（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/disability-and-illness/）
Invalidity Pension（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/disability-and-illness/invalidity-pension/）
Disability Allowance（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/disability-and-illness/disability-allowance/） (means-tested)
Blind Pension（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/disability-and-illness/blind-persons-pension/）
Blind Welfare Allowance (HSE)（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/health-services/health-services-for-people-with-disabilities/blind-welfare-allowance/）
Carer's Allowance（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/carers/carers-allowance/）
Illness Benefit（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/disability-and-illness/illness-benefit/）
Extra payments
Extra social welfare benefits（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/additional-social-welfare-benefits/）
Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/supplementary-welfare-schemes/supplementary-welfare-allowance-scheme/）
Free travel（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/free-travel/）
Household Benefits Package（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/household-benefits-package/）
Fuel Allowance（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/fuel-allowance/）
Carer's Support Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/carers/respite-care-grant/）
Living Alone Increase（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/extra-social-welfare-benefits/living-alone-allowance/）
Supplementary Welfare Allowance（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/supplementary-welfare-schemes/supplementary-welfare-allow/）
Rent Supplement（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/supplementary-welfare-schemes/rent-supplement/）
Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Supplements（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/supplementary-welfare-schemes/diet-and-heating-supplements/）
Additional Needs Payment（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/supplementary-welfare-schemes/additional-needs-payment/）
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/social-welfare-payments-to-families-and-children/back-to-school-clothing-and-footwear-allowance/）
Transport and mobility
Transport and disability（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/transport-and-disability/）
Tax relief for disabled drivers and disabled passengers（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/transport-and-disability/tax-relief-for-disabled-drivers-and-disabled-passengers/）
Mobility training for people with visual impairments（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/transport-and-disability/mobility-training-for-people-with-a-visual-impairment/）
Disabled Person's Parking Card（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/traffic-and-parking/disabled-persons-parking-card/）
Parking facilities for people with disabilities（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/traffic-and-parking/parking-facilities-for-people-with-disabilities/）
Travelling on public transport with a disability or reduced mobility（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel-and-recreation/public-transport/travelling-publictransport-with-disability/）
Employment and disability
Work and Access Programme（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/work-and-access-programme/）
Workplace Needs Assessment Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/work-and-access-workplace-needs-assessment-grant/）
Workplace Adaptation Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/workplace-equipment-adaptation-grant/）
Workplace Equipment Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/work-and-access-workplace-equipment-grant/）
Communication Support Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/work-and-access-communication-support-grant/）
Personal Reader Grants（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/personal-reader-grant/）
In-Work Support Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/work-and-access-in-work-support-grant/）
Disability Equality and Inclusion Training Grant（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/disability-equality-and-inclusion-training-grant/）
Supported employment scheme（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-and-disability/supported-employment-for-people-with-disabilities/）
Disability payments and work（https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/social-welfare-payments-and-work/disability-payments-and-work/）