Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Impact of Means Testing on Carer’s Allowance and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion

Mr. Joseph Musgrave:

I will discuss the possible ballpark capacity figures. Let us consider the most conservative estimate. Half of the people said they would work additional hours. If only half of them worked additional hours, that would be 10,000 additional hours per week. If we take into account four weeks of annual leave, that is 400,000 hours. So this one change would give an uplift of 5% in care hours across the system.

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