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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (29 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for carer's allowance by the person in question was disallowed. The person in question was notified on the 14th of November 2015 of this decision, the reasons for it and of his/her right of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review of this decision and following that review the application was awarded on 24th February 2015. The claim was awarded from 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (29 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The back to education allowance (BTEA) is an educational opportunities scheme for persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments, who wish to pursue an approved full-time second or third level day course of education in an approved college leading to a recognised qualification. To qualify for participation in the scheme an applicant (jobseeker recipient) must be in receipt of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (29 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: There are no defined guidelines surrounding the period of time that a disability allowance (DA) claim should take to be restored where a former DA recipient ceases employment. However the Department endeavours to make this process as timely as possible and the time taken can be dependent on a number of factors, not least the length the individual had been working and the quality of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (29 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: In relation to performance indicators for the EmployAbility service set out in my previous reply, at a national level, at end-December 2014, the service had a ratio of one job coach to 26 clients. Of the 3,000 clients availing of the service, some 42 per cent had been placed in employment and were being supported by job coaches. It should be noted that the percentage figure for participants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (29 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The overall concern in recent Budgets has been to protect primary social welfare rates. Abolishing the bereavement grant provided an annual saving of €22 million. This allowed the Department to protect other more fundamental social welfare payments such as the Widows Contributory Pension. There are a range of supports available for people following bereavement which provide more...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 3rd of March 2015. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 30 of March 2015. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Generally, a person is not entitled to illness benefit (IB) for the first six days of any period of incapacity for work. These are called "waiting days" and Sunday is not counted as a waiting day. However, where not more than three days have elapsed since a previous claim for IB, no waiting days apply and payment is made from the first day of the new claim. There is currently no provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance (CA) is an income support paid to individual carers, aged 18 or over, living with and providing full time care and attention to a care recipient who requires such full-time care and attention. In certain limited circumstances, CA may also be paid to a non-resident carer – for example, in cases there is a direct means of communication between the carer's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th of April 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 14 January 2015. First payment will be on 20 May 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The application was awarded on the 14th of April 2015 and the first payment issued to the bank on the 23rdof April 2015. Any arrears of allowance due from the 1st of January 2015 to the 15th April 2015 (less any outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question is in receipt of half rate carers allowance in addition to her primary social welfare payment, disability...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department is examining the entitlement of the person concerned to a state pension (contributory) under the provisions of EU social security regulations. In this regard, a request for information has recently been forwarded to the UK International Pension Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. When this information is received, the pension entitlement of the person concerned will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department has not, to date, received an application for Rent Supplement from the client concerned. The client should forward an application to the Mid-Leinster Rent Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24. On receipt of same the client's entitlement to Rent Supplement can be assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: At the outset, I wish to reiterate the Government’s commitment to maintaining and strengthening the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) and its local delivery of services. The work which is underway exploring how to optimise resources and governance arrangements across the network of 93 local companies under the remit of the Citizens Information Board (CIB) has the aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. Accordingly data on the geographical location of persons in receipt of child benefit living is not collated or reported at present.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. Accordingly data on the geographical location of persons in receipt of child benefit is not complied or reported at present.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 14 April 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (6 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Self-employed people pay PRSI at the class S rate of 4%. This entitles them to benefits such as a State contributory pension and contributory widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension, contributory guardian's payment, maternity benefit and adoptive benefit. A combined PRSI rate of 14.75% is paid in respect of employees, who can access the full range of social insurance...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (6 May 2015)

Joan Burton: I favour the report of the advisory committee. We have spoken in recent times of social dialogue in regard to the relationships between the Government and different groups. As the Deputy and I are aware, the numbers of people involved in self-employment, contracting and sub-contracting work and setting up their own companies, in particular younger people, has been on the increase for well...