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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11thJune 2015. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 24 April 2015. Further medical evidence was received in this case and is currently being reviewed. The person concerned can expect a decision on the review of her disability allowance application shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The transfer of property or other assets by a social welfare claimant or a prospective social welfare claimant is entirely a matter for the persons concerned. However, social welfare legislation provides, in relation to a means tested payments, that where a claimant has directly or indirectly deprived himself or herself in order to qualify for such a payment or in order to qualify for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 52 together. The estimated full year cost of increasing the Living Alone Allowance by €1 per week is €9.9 million. The estimated full year cost of increasing the Respite Care Grant to €1,700 per annum is €29.4 million. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change over the coming months in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The rent supplement for the client concerned is currently suspended as their One-Parent Family Payment has ceased and her case referred to the Appeals Unit for review. Should this payment be reinstated, the client's Rent Supplement, to include any arrears due, can issue accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No 72 of 2nd April 2015, the customer concerned has been requested to provide the Department with an amended Rent Supplement application, current payslip and up to date lease agreement, confirming any increase in monthly rent. This information has not, to date, been received by the Department. On receipt of same, the customer's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is not in receipt of a one-parent family (OPF) payment but receives a jobseeker’s allowance payment with a weekly entitlement of €217.80. As the person concerned is a casual worker, for each day that she is employed €25.00 means per day is deducted. The person concerned has a dependent child under the age of 14 and as such the jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in reply to Parliamentary Question No 64 of 11th June 2015, the client concerned should provide the Department with an up to date lease agreement and Rent Supplement application, confirming any increase in monthly rent. On receipt of these, the client's rate of Rent Supplement entitlement can be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently in receipt of a one-parent family payment at the weekly rate of €185.30. In line with legislative changes, her claim will transfer to a jobseeker’s transition payment with effect from 02/07/2015 with a weekly entitlement of €159.80 assessed under this scheme for her current circumstances. The person concerned applied for a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, to date, no appeal in respect of disallowance of Carers Allowance has been received from the person concerned. In order to make a valid appeal the person concerned should write to the Social Welfare Appeals Office outlining her grounds of appeal i.e. the reason why she disagrees with the conclusions of the Deciding Officer. On receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: One of the conditions for receipt of the Household Benefits Package is that an applicant, under age 70 and who is not in receipt of a full time Carer's Allowance, must be living alone or only with certain excepted categories of people. The person concerned was refused the Household Benefits package as his son, who is not an excepted person for Household Benefit purposes, is residing in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 19 November 2014. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The cost of increasing the State Pension Contributory (SPC) and the State Pension Non Contributory (SPNC) by €5 per week is €102.2 million and €25.4 million respectively in a full year. The cost of increasing SPC and SPNC by €10 per week is €204.3 million and €50.8 million respectively in a full year. The cost of increasing all pension rates...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Redundancy Payments Scheme is to compensate workers, under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2013, for the loss of their jobs by reason of redundancy. An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks statutory redundancy payment for every year of service, plus a bonus week. Compensation is based on the worker’s length of reckonable service and reckonable weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 173, 178, 181, 188, 189 and 193 to 195, inclusive, together. Successive Governments and this one most notably, have consistently stated their commitment to maintaining the post office network as set out in the Programme for Government. The post office is seen as a key piece of financial and social infrastructure for both urban and rural areas. Part...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 07 May 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 02 July 2015. Any arrears due from 07 May 2015 to 01 July 2015 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 17 June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 09 July 2015. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: A review of means has been carried out in respect of this customer’s One-Parent Family Payment claim resulting in a decision of nil means applicable from 19 March 2015. The new higher rate of OFP will commence from 25 June 2015 and all arrears relating to the period 19 March 2015 to 24 June 2015, will issue with the payment.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The Christmas bonus was abolished in 2009; it was estimated at the time that a 100% Bonus in 2009 would have cost in the order of €244 million. I was pleased to be in the position to partially restore the bonus last year. A 25% bonus was paid in the first week of December to social welfare recipients such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers and the long-term unemployed,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 2015)

Joan Burton: The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 27 March 2015. Further medical evidence was received in this case and is currently being processed. The person concerned can expect a decision on the review of his disability allowance application shortly.