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Rent of the Family Home is now exempt under the Fair Deal...
The Government have finally passed the legislation to exempt Rental Income from assessments under the Fair Deal. This has come into effect from the 1st of February 2024. It means that any resident who...
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Taxation Relief on Nursing Home Fees...
When a person needs to enter a Nursing Home, regardless of whether they are in the Fair Deal/Nursing Home Support Scheme or paying for their care privately, the resident and or their spouse if married...
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What to do if applying for the Fair Deal and the Applicant has lost capacity...
Following the introduction of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in late April of this year, how you deal with an Applicant who has lost capacity applying for the Fair Deal has changed....
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New Nursing Home Support Scheme Application Form will make applying for the Fair Deal more difficult...
New Nursing Home Support Scheme Application Form and Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, will make applying for the Fair Deal more difficult for Applicants and their families. With effect...
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Tom Murray Discusses Rental Income under New Fair Deal Scheme Amendments in New Irish Independent...
On the front page of the Irish Independent, the political editor posed some of the most probing questions, which Fair Deal Advice's founder, Tom Murray, responded to....
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Will latest proposed changes to rental income really benefit Nursing Home Residents...
The independent TDs who voted with the Government to defeat the attempt by Sinn Fein to extend the eviction ban may think that they have secured a victory by getting rent exempt from a contribution to...
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Should you rent property under the Fair Deal/Nursing Home Support Scheme...
In October 2022 the HSE changed the rules on the FD with regards to renting the applicant’s home. Up to this point in time the HSE charged 80% of gross rental income as part of the income contribut...
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