Fair Deal
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My husband is in a nursing home under Fair Deal – would I be mad to sell our house?
- Personal Finance
- February 7, 2021, 15:00
I live alone in the family home. My husband is in a nursing home. I was going to sell the house and move into retirement centre. I never thought of (...)

Will nursing home care put tax charge on family home?
- Personal Finance
- December 1, 2020, 05:59
An individual buys – and occupies – a house for say €90,000 in February 1990. Some 25 years later, 2015, due to failing health, the same individual ha(...)

Nursing home charges could leave me homeless
- Personal Finance
- September 1, 2020, 05:55
I currently live in my 70-year-old father’s house, and have done with my family for the last five years. He still lives in the property and the house (...)

Will disabled brothers be homeless when Fair Deal loan falls due?
- Personal Finance
- February 9, 2020, 16:00
My father is in a nursing home using his pensions and the family home to fund his Fair Deal. My two brothers, who both suffer from mental health issue(...)

Fair Deal nursing homecare leaves little for bills and gifts
- Personal Finance
- January 28, 2020, 05:50
My mother recently went into a nursing home and is part of the Fair Deal scheme. My question is, does she have any access to her savings now that they(...)

My father in a nursing home wants to gift me his house
- Personal Finance
- January 21, 2020, 05:55
My father who resides in a nursing home owns his house which he bought in 1982 for £60,000. He wants to gift me the house which is now worth £450,000.(...)

Fair Deal for family on proceeds of house sale
- Personal Finance
- June 18, 2019, 05:40
My 92-year-old father is in a nursing home. He availed of the Fair Deal loan and, after the three years’ cap, sold his home and put the money into his(...)

Nursing home care: Can paying privately be better than Fair Deal?
- Personal Finance
- November 4, 2018, 17:00
My mother was diagnosed recently with a number of medical issues and she is no longer able to live independently. We will have to go down the route of(...)

Why it can pay to earn less in Ireland: Grants, pensions, medical cards
- Personal Finance
- October 30, 2018, 05:30
Who doesn’t love a pay rise? Or a windfall. Or a boost in the return of your savings or investments? Sometimes, however, depending on your circumstanc(...)

A fair deal for end-of-life care
- Economy
- April 21, 2015, 01:45
Some of us will need a great deal of care support in our final years, others will remain largely healthy and active until virtually the end. Because o(...)