Glossary
- Advice - an idea or opinion that someone gives to help you.
- Allowance - money that someone receives at regular times or for a particular reason
- Assess – review, look at
- Appeal – to ask for a different decision to be made
- Bereavement – if someone close to you has recently died
- Buggies - stroller
- Conditions – certain requirments
- Continuously – without a break
- Contribution – a certain amount of the cost will be provided
- Crèche - a childcare centre
- Entitled - if you meet the requirements; eligible for
- Establishes – decide
- Exceptional - different, unusual, or out of the ordinary.
- Faculty - ability
- Fuel - a source of energy that is burned, e.g. wood, coal, gas
- Guardians – adults that take care of and are responsible for a child
- Mortgage – a loan of money from a bank to buy a house
- Pattern of your employment – e.g. Full-time; part-time; occasional; temporary; permanent.
- Previously – at an earlier time
- Primary - main
- Processed – reviewed; a decision made
- PRSI contributions – money taken from each salary for Social Insurance
- purpose – the reason for
- Qualify for – to be entitled to
- Satisfy – meet the conditions
- Situation - condition
- Supplements – a certain amount of money
- Unfit for – unable to
- Urgent – very important; requiring immediate action
- Visually impaired – unable to see properly