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Introduction The Blind Pension is a means-tested payment paid to blind and visually impaired people who are habitually resident in Ireland. The payment is made by the Department of Social Protection. To qualify for the Pension you must supply an eye test from an opthalmic surgeon to verify your visual impairment. The payment is made up of a personal rate for you and extra amounts for a qualified adult and any child dependants (see 'Rates' below). If you are awarded a Blind Pension, you may also qualify for the Blind Welfare Allowance paid by the HSE. You will automatically get a Free Travel Pass and a Companion Free Travel Pass. (A Free Travel Pass allows you to travel on State public transport in Ireland for free. A Companion Free Travel Pass allows your companion aged 16 or over to also travel for free). You may also qualify for other benefits such as the Living Alone Increase and the Household Benefits Package. Blind Pension is a taxable source of income. One-Parent Family Payment and Blind Pension Blind Pension is payable with OFP. This means that a person who qualifies for OFP and Blind Pension can get both payments at the full rate. People who qualify for Blind Pension are exempted from the age conditions for OFP. This means that you can claim both Blind Pension and OFP (and any IQCs payable with both Blind Pension and OFP) together until your youngest child is 16 years of age. This provision is in effect from April 2015. Rules If you are blind or have a serious visual impairment before reaching 18 years, you should make your claim 4 months before your 18th birthday. (If you are aged 16-18, you may qualify for Disability Allowance.) Blind Pension is not paid after you turn 66. If you become blind or seriously visually impaired after your 18th birthday, you should apply as soon as possible. This is important as payment can only be made from the date your application is received. If you require full-time care, the person looking after you may qualify for a Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit. The means test The main items that are counted as means include: - Any cash income that you or your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant may have (including income from employment) - The value of savings, investments, shares, land etc. - Any property you may have - Maintenance paid to you if you are deserted, separated or a civil partner not living with the other civil partner. The following items are not counted as means for Blind Pension: Work and Blind Pension You can earn €120 per week from rehabilitative employment before these earnings affect your payment. If you earn more than €120 per week from rehabilitative work, 50% of your earnings between €120 and €350 are not taken into account in the Blind Pension means test. All your earnings over €350 are assessed as income and your entitlement to Blind Pension will be reduced in line with the appropriate reduced rates of payment for Blind Pension. If you have income from work that is not rehabilitative the following disregards apply: - €400 of your annual earnings - €265 of your annual earning if your spouse/partner is living with you or is wholly or mainly maintained by you. - €133 of your annual earnings for each of your qualified children under age 18 (or under age 22 if in full time education). There are no disregards for your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant's earnings. Blind Pension and other payments If you are under age 66 and you satisfy the relevant conditions, you may also qualify for: - Adoptive Benefit - Half-rate Carer’s Allowance - Health and Safety Benefit - Illness Benefit - Injury Benefit - Jobseeker’s Benefit - Maternity Benefit - One-Parent Family Payment (until your youngest child is 16) - Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory and Non-Contributory Pension If an increase is payable for a qualified spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and/or qualified children with your Blind Pension, an increase is also payable on the schemes listed above. Blind Pension is payable while you are getting Partial Capacity Benefit. Partial Capacity Benefit is not taken into account in the means test for Blind Pension but your earnings are taken into account and may affect the amount of Blind Pension paid. Rates Blind Pension maximum weekly rates in 2016 How to apply To apply fill in application form (BP1) A braille and audio cassette tape version of this application form is also available from the National Council for the Blind of Ireland. This application form is also available from your local social welfare office. Staff in your local social welfare office will be happy to help you to complete the form and can answer any questions you may have. When you apply for Blind Pension you may need to send the Department certificates if the birth(s), marriage, civil partnership or civil union took place outside the Republic of Ireland. If you are unhappy with a decision made about your claim for Blind Pension, you can appeal against it. Find out more about the social welfare appeals process. You must always tell the Department of Social Protection if there are any changes to your circumstances while you are getting a Blind Pension. If your means or circumstances change you may no longer qualify for the payment or it may be reduced. This could mean that you have to repay an overpayment. Where to apply Your completed application form should be returned to the Department of Social Protection at the following address: Department of Social Protection Social Welfare Services College Road Sligo Ireland Opening Hours:This office does not offer a service to personal callers. All queries must be made using the online enquiry form, by telephone or in writing. Homepage: http://www.welfare.ie/ You can email the Blind Pension section using the secure enquiry form.
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Eolas Íocaíocht le scrúdú maoine é Pinsean Daill a íoctar leis na daill agus le daoine atá faoi mhíchumas na súl a bhfuil gnáthchónaí in Éirinn orthu. An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí a dhéanann an íocaíocht. Le bheith i dteideal an phinsin ní mór scrúdú súl a fháil déanta ag lia oftailmeach (íocfaidh an Roinn as) ar mhaithe le míchumas na súl a chinntiú. D'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh daoine áirid a bhfuil lagú amhairc orthu i dteideal an phinsin freisin. Tá an íocaíocht a gheobhaidh tú déanta suas de ráta pearsanta duit féin agus suimeanna eile do dhuine fásta cáilithe agus aon pháistí cleithiúnacha (breathnaigh na rátaí thíos). Má fhaigheann tú Pinsean Daill d’fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh tú in ann Liúntas Leasa na nDall a fháil freisin. Gheobhaidh tú Pas Saor Thaistil agus Pas Saor Thaistil Chompánaigh. (Pas Saor Thaistil a thugann deis duit taisteal ar sheirbhísí iompair phoiblí an Stáit saor in aisce. Tugann Pas Saor Thaistil Chompánaigh deis do chompánach atá 16 bliana nó ós a chionn taisteal in éineacht leat in aisce). D'fhéadfadh sé freisin go mbeadh tú i dteideal liúntas eile, Liúntas Cónaithe i d'Aonair agus an Scéim Liúntas don Líon Tí. Má cheapann tú go raibh cinneadh a tógadh gan Pinsean Daill a thabhairt duit mícheart, nó má tá tú míshásta maidir le cinneadh a thóg Oifigeach Leasa Shóisialaigh maidir lena bhfuil tú ina theideal, tá an rogha agat achomharc a lorg ar an gcinneadh seo. É Pinsean na nDall foinse inchánach ioncaim. Rialacha Más duine dall thú nó má tá tú faoi mhíchumas dona amhairc roimh duit ocht mbliana déag a bhaint amach ba cheart duit éileamh a dhéanamh ar an bPinsean seo 4 mhí roimh d'ochtú breithlá déag. (Má tá tú idir 16-18, d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh tú in ann Liúntas Míchumais) a fháil.) Féadfaidh tú Pinsean na nDall a fháil go dtí go sroichfidh tú 66 bliana d’aois. Más i ndiaidh duit ocht mbliana déag a bhaint amach a thagann daille nó míchumas amhairc ort, ba cheart duit iarratas a dhéanamh chomh luath agus a tharlaíonn sé. Tá sé seo tábhachtach mar ní féidir íocaíocht a thabhairt ach ón lá a thagann an t-iarratas isteach. Má theastaíonn cúram lánaimseartha uait d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh an cúramaí i dteideal ceann de na híocaíochtaí seo a leanas - Liúntas Cúramaí nó Sochar Cúramaí. Is féidir leat €120 sa tseachtain a shaothrú ón bhfostaíocht athshlánaithe roimh don ioncam sin a bheith curtha san áireamh don scrúdú maoine. Má bhíonn tú i bhfostaíocht athshlánaithe le tuarastal idir €120 agus €350 in aghaidh na seachtaine. Má tá do thuillimh ó obair athshlánaithe os cionn €120 sa tseachtain, ní thógfar 50% ded' thuillimh idir €120 agus €350 san áireamh sa tástáil acmhainne don Pinsean na nDall. Má tá Pinsean na nDall agat measúnófar aon thuillimh os cionn €350 agus laghdófar do theidlíocht do Phinsean na nDall ar aon dul leis na rátaí laghdaithe íocaíochta cuí do Phinsean na nDall. An Scrúdú maoine I measc na bpríomhnithe a chuirtear san áireamh mar mhaoin tá: - Aon ioncam airgid thirim atá agat nó ag do chéile/pháirtnéir sibhialta/chomhchónaitheoir - Luach aon choigiltis, infheistíochtaí, scaireanna, talún, & rl - Aon áitreabh atá agat - Íocaíocht chothabhála a fhaigheann tú má tá tú tréigthe, scartha nó páirtnéir sibhialta nach bhfuil ina c(h)ónaí leis an bpáirtnéir sibhialta eile Ní chuirtear na nithe seo san áireamh mar mhaoin: - Do theach cónaithe féin - Íocaíocht ón Roinn seo atá dhá fháil ag ball eile den líon tí - Luach an chéad €20,000 de shócmhainní caipitiúla (mar shampla coigiltis) - Airgead a fuair tú ó eagraíocht aitheanta carthanachta (gan údarás poiblí nó áitiúil a bheith san áireamh) - An chuid chothabhála de dheontas ard aoideachais a íoctar ar do shon, ar son duine fhásta cháilithe nó ar son leanaí cleithiúnacha i leith cúrsaí faoi leith - Ioncam go huasteorainn faoi leith ón bhfostaíocht athshlánaithe - Ioncam ó thraenáil athshlánaithe - Liúntas Cúraim Bhaile a íoctar ar son leanaí cleithiúnacha - Sochar Leanaí, Liúntas Breise Leasa ná liúntais i dtaobh leanaí atá faoi chúram altrama nó gaolta - Liúntas Soghluaisteachta ón Roinn Sláinte. Rátaí Achomharc a dhéanamh maidir le d'éileamh Má tá tú míshásta le cinneadh a bhaineann le d'éileamh ar Phinsean na nDall is féidir leat achomharc a dhéanamh. Léigh tuilleadh maidir le córas achomhairc leasa shóisialaigh anseo. Cá háit a dheánfaidh mé iarratas? An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí Seirbhísí Leasa Shóisialaigh Bóthar an Choláiste Sligeach Éire Uaireanta Oscailte:Ní thairgeann an oifig seo seirbhís do chuairteoirí pearsanta. Caithfidh gach ceist a bheith cur isteach tríd an fhoirm fiosraithe ar líne a úsáid, tríd an teileafón nó i scríbhinn. Láithreán Gréasáin: http://www.welfare.ie/ Is féidir leat ríomhphost don Rannóg Pinsean na nDall a sheoladh tríd an fhoirm fhiosraithe daingnithe a úsáid.