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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has acknowledged receipt of an appeal against the decision of the Community Welfare Officer not to award a rent supplement to the person concerned. A decision on entitlement will be made by the HSE's designated Appeals Officer in due course.

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The role of money advisers is to help clients to assess their financial situation, make a budget plan and deal with creditors. MABS undertake recruitment as vacancies arise in their services, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Vacancies are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The then Minister for Finance announced the introduction of a community work placement initiative for up to 5,000 persons in his Budget statement to Dáil Éireann on the 7th December 2010. The initiative, known as Tús, was launched on the 21st December 2010 and work on developing the necessary implementation structures, including running trials, has been underway since then. The aim of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 11th February 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on the 30th March 2011 advising of the decision.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 29th March 2011. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for their medical opinion on the case. When this opinion is received a decision will issue to the customer.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: An application for disability allowance by the person concerned was disallowed by the Deciding Officer on the grounds that the person concerned was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22 March 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The jobseeker's allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed because the deciding officer was not satisfied that he fully disclosed the details of his means. He had not shown that his weekly means were less than €188.00.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The position remains as advised in question number 146 which was answered for the Deputy on 1 December 2010. There are no payments made by the Department of Social Protection towards the cost of caring for a dog.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE have confirmed that they have no outstanding claim for SWA from the person in question.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Where payment is made by Electronic Information Transfer (EIT) at a post office, the payment must be collected within six days; failure to collect the payment within the specified period will result in the payment being returned to the Department. If the person concerned was unable to collect his payment then he should contact his local community welfare officer to discuss the matter.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that following a recent review of the entitlements of the person concerned she was refused a basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance payment as the household means were in excess of the limits for the family. The HSE further advised that the person concerned was recently awarded an exceptional needs payment in lieu of household bills. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) advised that, following a routine review, payment of mortgage interest supplement ceased as there was sufficient household income to meet the mortgage interest costs. If the person concerned is experiencing exceptional financial difficulties, which he could not reasonably be expected to meet out of his weekly income then it remains open to that person to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement to the person concerned was suspended as his primary social welfare payment was suspended. The HSE further advised that payment of his rent supplement has now been restored and that payment of arrears for April 2011 will issue with his May 2011 payment.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of his correct rent supplement entitlement having regard to his household circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that in December 2008, the person concerned was awarded a rent supplement in respect of accommodation which was in excess of the prescribed rent limits for a single person. Payment was awarded as an exceptional measure on the understanding that the person concerned was awaiting a court hearing to establish overnight access to his children. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance at a weekly rate of €60.60. This payment includes a personal rate, and increases in respect of a qualified adult and a qualified child less weekly means assessed due to spousal earnings. The rate of payment is correct according to the current information available to the deciding officer. In order for an entitlement to Family...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (17 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The farm assist scheme is a means-tested payment broadly similar to the jobseeker's allowance scheme. It features a more generous means test, which takes account of the specific nature of farming and, unlike jobseeker's allowance, farmers claiming this payment do not need to be available for work outside of the farm in order to qualify. The agri environment options scheme (AEOS) is an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together. The free travel scheme permits free travel on most CIE public transport services, Luas and a range of services offered by over 90 private operators in various parts of the country at an annual cost to the exchequer of some €74 million in 2010. The scheme is available to persons aged 66 years or over, to carers and to certain categories...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 274 together. In general, the rate of social protection payment is not based on marital or civil status. In respect of jobseeker's payments, the amount paid reflects any means assessed, where means are relevant, with appropriate additional payments for a dependant adult and children, as appropriate. The rates paid by FÁS in respect of CE are based...