Detail information on care benefits and more has been collect in an extensive publication which can be access at the link below . Period of eligibility for care allowance The length of receiving care allowance will depend on many factors as present in the table below days Care for a healthy child up to years old or a sick child up to years old days Caring for a child over years old or another sick family member days Caring for a sick disabl child who is over but under The total period of payment of all care allowances cannot exce days in a tax year.
The number of children or family members requiring care does not matter Care allowance – from January the philippines photo editor benefit period limit is calculat anew Sometimes employees entitl to payment of care allowance may wonder how the limit of the benefit period at the turn of the year is calculat. The question is if the benefit is grant in the old year and is transferr to the new year will it be add to the limit of the old or the new year? This will be best understood with an example. Example In Mrs. Irena us days of care allowance in March May and September. In December due to the child's illness she submitt an application for payment of care allowance from December to January.
In this arrangement from December to we have days of benefit and days fall in . However Mrs. Irena us a total of days of care allowance in so she still has days left to the limit and is wondering whether these days falling in January can be includ in the limit? The answer in this case is negative Mrs. Irena will not be able to count days of care allowance towards the limit but her limit will be ruc in .