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You will qualify if you the carer: are aged 16 or over, are ordinarily resident in the State, care for the person on a full-time basis, care for the person for at least six months - this period of care must include the first Thursday in June, live with the person you are looking after or can be contacted quickly by a direct system of communication (for example, a telephone or alarm) between your home and the home of the person you are caring for. Also, the person you are caring for must: be so incapacitated as to need full-time care and attention (medical certification is required), not normally live in a hospital, convalescent home or other similar institution, not receive full-time care and attention within their own home from another person. You will not qualify if you the carer are: working outside the home for more than 15 hours a week, or getting or are entitled to Jobseeker’s Benefit or Jobseeker’s Allowance or signing for Jobseeker’s Credits, or living in a hospital, convalescent home or similar institution.
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Cáileoidh tú, an cúramóir, má tá tú: - 16 bliana d'aois nó níos sine, - i do ghnáthchónaí sa Stát, - ag cur cúraim ar fáil don duine ar bhonn lánaimseartha, - ag cur cúraim ar fáil don duine ar feadh sé mhí ar a laghad - is gá go mbeadh an chéad Déardaoin i Meitheamh san áireamh sa tréimhse chúraim seo, - i do chónaí leis an duine a dtugann tú aire dó/di, nó gur féidir dul i dteagmháil leat go tapa trí chóras díreach cumarsáide (mar shampla, guthán nó aláram) idir d'áit chónaithe féin agus áit chónaithe an duine a gcuireann tú cúram ar fáil dó/di. Chomh maith leis seo, is gá don duine atá faoi do chúram: - a bheith chomh mór sin faoi mhíchumas go mbíonn cúram agus aire lánaimseartha de dhíth air/uirthi (bíonn teastas leighis de dhíth), - gan a bheith ina g(h)náthchónaí in ospidéal, ionad téarnaimh ná in institiúid chomhchosúil eile dá leithéid, - gan a bheith ag fáil cúram agus aire lánaimseartha ina (h)áit chónaithe féin ó dhuine eile. Ní cháileoidh tú má tá tusa, an cúramóir: - ag obair taobh amuigh den áit chónaithe ar feadh níos mó ná 15 huaire in aghaidh na seachtaine, - nó - ag fáil nó i dteideal Sochair nó Liúntais do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta nó ag síniú le haghaidh Creidmheasanna do Lucht Cuardaigh Fostaíochta, - nó - i do chónaí in ospidéal, ionad téarnaimh nó in institiúid chomhchosúil eile dá leithéid.