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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, an oral hearing of this case took place on 1 November 2010 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the oral hearing. The person concerned will be notified when the appeal has been finalised. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to qualify for domiciliary care allowance a child must have a disability so severe that it requires the child needing care and attention and/or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. This care and attention must be given by another person, effectively full-time so that the child can deal with the activities of daily living. The child must be likely to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of basic supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) and rent supplement to the person concerned were stopped as she moved accommodation without notifying the HSE. The HSE further advised that it will restore payment of basic SWA to the person concerned shortly. The person concerned has also made an application for one-parent family...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the deputy is contained in the attached tabular statement. CHEQUE ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER POST OFFICE TOTAL Jobseekers Allowance 24,646 27,766 190,628 243,040 Jobseekers Benefits 46,526 1,357 66,428 114,311 71,172 29,123 257,056 357,351

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 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 October 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 Insurance: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, together. The Social Insurance Fund finances expenditure on insurance based welfare benefits. It held cash equivalent reserves of €890 million at the beginning of 2010. The amount by which income exceeded expenditure has fallen since 2006 and the Fund has run an annual deficit since 2008, using accumulated reserves to supplement the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 5 October 2010. Her claim was assessed by a medical assessor of the department, based upon the medical evidence supplied by the customer. The medical assessor was of the opinion that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted that medical opinion and refused her claim. A letter issued to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 22nd June 2010. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for domiciliary care allowance. A letter issued on the 3rd September 2010 advising the customer of the decision to refuse domiciliary care allowance.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To qualify for payment of rent supplement a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation for a period of 183 days within the preceding 12 months of the date of claim for rent supplement. A person may also qualify for rent supplement where an assessment of housing need has been carried out within the 12 months preceding the date of claim and the person is deemed by the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of basic supplementary welfare allowance to the person concerned has been suspended as she has been requested to provide further information in relation to her medical condition. A decision will be made on reinstating her claim when the requested information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement and that her claim is currently under investigation. The HSE will contact the person concerned when a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the qualifying conditions for mortgage interest supplement is that the amount of mortgage interest payable by the claimant should not exceed such amount as the Health Service Executive (HSE) considers reasonable to meet his or her residential and other needs. However in exceptional circumstances, the HSE may award a supplement where the amount of mortgage interest payable by a person...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand the Deputy is referring to the back to education allowance (BTEA) scheme. This is a second chance education opportunities scheme designed to remove the barriers to participation in second and third level education by enabling eligible people on social welfare to continue to receive a payment while pursuing an approved full-time education course that leads to a higher...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Detailed guidelines in relation to the rent and mortgage interest supplement scheme are available on the Departments website (www.welfare.ie). These guidelines set out the type of information the Deputy has requested. I will arrange for a copy of these guidelines to issue to the Deputy. Any changes made to the rent or mortgage interest supplement scheme will be considered in a Budgetary...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The existing rent supplement assessment provides for a gradual withdrawal of payment as hours of employment or earnings increase. Those availing of part-time employment and/or training opportunities can continue to receive rent supplement subject to their satisfying the standard means assessment rules. Where a person has additional income in excess of the standard weekly rate of supplementary...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to qualify for family income supplement, a person must (inter alia) be an employee who is engaged in remunerative employment which is expected to last for at least 3 months and be working for a minimum of 19 hours per week or 38 hours per fortnight. Article 175 in Part 6 of the relevant regulations (SI 142/07) specifically excludes employment in a community employment scheme as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. Child Benefit is a universal payment that assists parents in the cost associated with raising children and it contributes towards alleviating child poverty. It is paid monthly in respect of all children up to the age 16 years and in respect of children over 16 years of age up to their 18th birthday who are in full time education or have a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Current legislation provides that where a person, aged 25 years or under, is living with a parent or step-parent in the family home, an assessment is made of the yearly value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by that person by virtue of residing with a parent or step parent. The value of the benefit and privilege assessed is based on the level of the parents' (and their partners) income....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under age 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and is subject to a medical examination, a means test and a habitual residence test. To date no application for disability allowance has been received from the person concerned. An application form has...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 30 November 2009. His application was disallowed on the grounds that he did not satisfy the habitual residency requirements. The reasons he did not satisfy the condition of being habitually resident in the State are as follows:- 1. He has lived most of his life outside Ireland. 2. His centre of interest is not Ireland. 3. He does not...