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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). A number of groups are specifically excluded in legislation from receiving assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme including rent supplement. These include people in full-time education. Where a person is in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Statistics are not available on the number of rent supplement recipients that are in receipt of a reduced rate rent supplement payment because means have been assessed against them.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department's Inspectorate, appointed under Section 250 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, is responsible, inter alia, for ensuring that employers and self-employed people comply with the Act in relation to Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Employer compliance, in this regard, is monitored through employer enquiries and inspections which include detailed...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To qualify for jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance: A person must be unemployed for at least three days out of six consecutive days (excluding Sunday), and must be available for and genuinely seeking work; For jobseeker's benefit, a person must also have a loss of employment and satisfy the social insurance contribution conditions; For jobseeker's allowance, a person must also...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of persons in payment at w/e 1/10/2010 with a category denoting some form of work is as follows: Jobseekers Benefit Jobseekers Allowance PTJI Casual / Part-time 45,956 27,750 n/a Systematic Short Time 11,995 n/a n/a Week on / Week off 857 n/a n/a Self employed 172 8,883 n/a Part Time Job Incentive(Aug 2010) n/a n/a 158 It is not feasible to provide an accurate breakdown of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a form for the opening of an appeal has been forwarded to the person concerned and requesting him to state the grounds for his appeal. On receipt of his reply the appeal will be opened and processed in the normal manner. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that Office on 28 September 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If a person is unhappy with the decision of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on his/her supplementary welfare allowance (including basic SWA, rent supplement, mortgage interest supplement) application, it is open to him/her to appeal the decision to the HSE Appeals Office. Where a person is dissatisfied with the outcome of his/her HSE appeal, he or she may appeal to the independent Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was received on the 16th April 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued to the person in question on the 27th September 2010 where she was advised of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Social welfare legislation provides that the yearly value of "property owned but not personally used or enjoyed" is assessable for means testing purposes. Such property includes houses and premises owned by a claimant which may or may not be put to commercial use. However, it does not include property such as the home at which they reside or, for example, a premises used by the claimant in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that a form for the opening of an appeal has been forwarded to the person concerned and requesting her to state the grounds for her appeal. On receipt of her reply the appeal will be opened and processed in the normal manner. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE), have advised that the person concerned applied for SWA in June 2010 but her application was refused as in the opinion of the HSE, the person concerned was deemed not to be habitually resident based on an assessment of her particular circumstances. The HSE further advised that the person concerned appealed the decision to the HSE Appeals Office in July...

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Social Protection is currently devising proposals for the development of new initiatives based on the Rural Social Scheme and the Community Services Programme which will offer employment opportunities. Details of the roll out of this initiative will be made available as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Currently systematic referral of jobseekers for training, education or employment opportunities is via the National Employment Action Plan (NEAP). Under the NEAP unemployed people are referred to FÁS on reaching specified duration thresholds on the live register. FÁS provides a range of services and supports to employers and jobseekers, including unemployed people referred under the NEAP....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together. The habitual residence condition (HRC) applies to all claimants for certain social welfare payments, including supplementary welfare allowance (SWA), regardless of nationality. The SWA scheme is the "safety net " within the overall social welfare system in that it provides a basic income support payment to eligible people in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following table sets out by scheme the number of Irish people who were disallowed a social welfare payment based on the failure to satisfy the habitual residence during the years 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. Figures in respect of 2007 are also included for the Deputy's convenience. Irish 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jobseeker's Allowance 434 438 351 879* 530* State Pension (Non-Con) 15 8...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As stated in my previous reply, processing times recorded by the Department relate to the time elapsed from when a claim is made to the date on which a decision is given. The part a social welfare inspector plays in relation to investigating the circumstances of customers forms just one part of the overall process. .Some of the claims where social welfare inspectors have an input are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an appeals officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. In order to be fair to all appellants, oral hearings are arranged in strict chronological order. The Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 May 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the deciding officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned is in receipt of a qualified child increase in respect of this child from 17 September 2010, the date on which an application was submitted with proof of continuation by the child concerned in full-time education. Entitlement to arrears in respect of this child is currently being examined.