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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. The main eligibility conditions that apply to the fuel allowance scheme are that a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, must satisfy a means test and must either be living alone or with other qualifying persons. The fuel allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a protocol in place for payments to homeless customers and staff make every effort to assist persons who are homeless so that they can avail of the Department’s services and income supports. A person may apply for a social welfare payment even if they have no permanent address. An immediate payment may be issued under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Transport (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 948,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In cases where parents have a joint custody arrangement that is not equally split, child income support payments are awarded to the parent who is the primary carer and with whom the child spends most of their time. In cases where the parents have an equal custody arrangement, individual payments follow the rules of the scheme concerned. For example, in the case of Child Benefit, the payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 13 July 2015. They initially applied for State pension (contributory) on 27 July 2015. According to the records of my Department, the person had a contribution record of 226 paid full-rate social insurance contributions. As their contributions fell short of the required 520 paid full-rate contributions to qualify for State Pension (contributory),...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned reached pension age in 2004 and has not applied for State pension (contributory) to date. The person’s pension entitlement can only be determined on receipt of a formal application. Applicants who reached pension age between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2012 must have 260 Irish full-rate paid employment contributions in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobPath provides long term unemployed Jobseekers with access to an employment assistance and advice service for a period of 12 months. JobPath providers are paid on the basis of performance and, with the exception of the initial registration fee; payments are made only when a client achieves sustained, full-time employment. Job Sustainment Fees are payable for each 13 week period of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 28 October 2020. The first payment will be made by her chosen payment method on 10 February 2021. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments (if applicable). I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 9 November 2020. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. Those papers were received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of the entitlement of the person concerned, it was found that she had a decrease in her means from her previous assessment and a maximum rate of disability allowance (DA) was awarded with effect from 22 April 2020. A letter issued to the person concerned informing her of this on 19 January 2021. Arrears of payment due have also issued to the person concerned. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The Department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 17 September 2020. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 December 2020. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. Those papers were received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 12 April 2020. They applied for State pension (contributory) on 7 April 2020. According to the records of my Department, they have a contribution record of 364 paid full-rate social insurance contributions. As these contributions fall short of the required 520 paid full-rate contributions, they do not qualify for standard State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In common with all other social welfare schemes, claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment should be made in a timely manner. The quickest and easiest way to apply for the payment is online at www.MyWelfare.ie. The prescribed time for making a claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is in line with the provisions applying to Jobseeker's Benefit and Allowance, and claims should be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A review team has been set up in my Department to review claims from employees of the company concerned for the period between March and end-August when the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme was in payment. The Department is reviewing 2,668 claims for a jobseeker's payment and is writing to the individual employees requesting that they contact their employer for the information that is required...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Authority Funding (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection does not have specific funding streams available to local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My officials have advised that the PPSN application for the person concerned was processed and a PPSN has been allocated. I can confirm that a PPSN for the person concerned was issued by post on 13/1/21. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Inclusion Roadmap Steering Group (SIRSG), which I chair, met for the first time on Wednesday, 11 November 2020. This group is comprised of senior representatives of responsible Departments and three external members from the Community and Voluntary Sector and was established to monitor progress and oversee the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion. During this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Qualification for a number of assistance payments from my Department require a means test to be undertaken to assess a person's eligibility for a payment. All social protection payments are subject to review and part of this process may include the requirement for a person to provide bank statements in support of their claim. One of the factors that are taken into account in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 18 June 2020 and applied for State pension (contributory) on 11 November 2020. They have been awarded 65.91% of the maximum rate of State pension (contributory) with effect from their 66th birthday. They were notified in writing of this decision and arrears due on 21 January 2021. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.