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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 29th April 2015. The application is currently being processed and the person concerned will be notified shortly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 28 October 2014. This application was refused on the grounds that her means exceeded the statutory limit. She was notified on the 4June 2015 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal. No further correspondence has been received from the person concerned to date.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: There is no time limit applying to invalidity pension and illness benefit is currently payable for a maximum of two years, and I have no plans to introduce changes along the lines outlined in the question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on the One Parent Family Payment (OFP) scheme is estimated to be €607 million in 2015 with almost 70,000 recipients. However, despite committing extensive funding to lone parent payments since the 1970s, lone parents remain the most at-risk-of-poverty, and their children are at a high risk of poverty. For too long, significant numbers of lone parents have been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Insolvency Act (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Matters to do with the Personal Insolvency Act and all related measures are the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 18 June 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 with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department has not been informed of any change in circumstance for this client. The client should advise the Department of any changes in their circumstances so that their entitlement can be re-assessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been in receipt of rent supplement from this Department since March 2014. All claims for rent supplement are subject to periodic review, and as part of the review process the Department carries out visits to a person’s residence in order to confirm continued eligibility for this payment. In the case of the person concerned a Rents Officer visited his...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a reduced State pension (contributory) entitlement based on the social insurance record available, which indicates he does not have any contributions recorded for the period 1969 to 1997. In order to check completeness of his insurance record, the person concerned has been requested on a number of occasions to forward any details they may hold of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department will make automatic payments of back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) to approximately 106,000 people week ending 17 July 2015. The person referred to by the Deputy is not among the group of customers selected for automatic payment so they will have to complete an application form. An application form has been sent to the person concerned that should be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Due to the clients change in circumstances, a new Rent Supplement application should be sent to the Mid Leinster Rents Unit so that the client’s entitlement can be re-assessed. An application has been issued by post to the client.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department the person concerned has not made a recent application for an exceptional needs payment. It is open to the person concerned to submit such an application to her local Community Welfare Service.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Since I became Minister for Social Protection in 2011 I have published and regularly updated the expenses I have incurred in the performance of my functions as Minister for Social Protection and Tánaiste. Likewise the expenses incurred by the Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection are published and regularly updated on the Department’s website. The information...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 11 June 2015. Payment will issue to his nominated Post Office on the 16 July 2015. Any arrears due from 11 June 2015 to 15 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 2 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware I have asked the Department to update the forms in question to ensure that a neutral wording in relation to payment options is provided and to also ensure that one payment option is not favoured over another. These amendments will be carried out over the next number of weeks. My officials have already commenced preparatory work on this process and I expect this work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension (IP) with effective from the 17 April 2014 and was notified of this decision on the 20 May 2015. The first payment issued to her nominated bank account on the 11 June 2015. Arrears of €1,070.00 due from 17 April 2014 to 10 June 2015 (after overlapping social welfare payments in the period amounting to €20,836.60 and an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned applied for farm assist on 4th September 2014. His means for this claim were based on his assessed income during 2013. He appealed the means assessment of his farm income and an oral hearing was held on 11th March 2015. At the hearing, he indicated that he was particularly concerned that his expenditure for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 June 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: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: During a recent review of the client's Rent Supplement, her rental rate was found to have increased to a rate outside of the maximum limit for her location and family composition and her payment was suspended. The client has been requested to seek a reduction to within the maximum limit. A Rent Supplement application has been issued to the client for confirmation of this reduction. This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 23 April 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 16 July 2015. Any arrears due from 23 April 2015 to 15 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 2 July 2015. ...