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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused 150% carer's allowance on 15 February 2011 on the grounds that the care recipients are not in need of full time care and attention. This decision was appealed in April 2011 and her file and papers were forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for determination on 31 August 2011. The delay in processing and forwarding the papers for appeal is regretted....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: People in full-time education are normally excluded from receipt of rent supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. However, people participating in approved courses under the back-to-education allowance scheme receive a standard weekly rate of payment equivalent to the maximum rate of their previous social welfare payment and may retain any secondary benefits, such as rent...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Currently Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) is administered by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on behalf of the Department. The Executive has advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of the maximum level of SWA allowable based on an assessment of his particular circumstances. The assessment has taken account of his family composition,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: On 30 August 2011 an application for invalidity pension was received from the person concerned. Invalidity pension is payable to persons who satisfy the contribution conditions and are regarded as permanently incapable of work. A contribution condition for invalidity pension requires that the claimant must have at least 260 contributions paid at class A, E, or H rate since entry into...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has submitted two claims for child benefit. The first was received on 31/1/07 in respect of three children. The second was received on 14/8/09 in respect of a fourth child. Two of the children reside with the applicant, while the other two children continue to reside with their mother in Portugal. In order to determine entitlement, it is first necessary to ascertain...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been approved for the back to education allowance for the 2011-12 academic year.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of €487.33 per month. The HSE has further advised that the rent payable in this case is in excess of the prescribed rent limit appropriate to his family circumstances. The HSE has informed the person concerned that he must secure alternative accommodation within the prescribed limit for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker's allowance with effect from 12 September 2011. Her application will be processed when she furnishes the documentation requested.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the persons concerned made an application for rent supplement on 6th September 2011. The HSE requested further information from the persons concerned in order to process their application. T he HSE will make a decision on the application when the requested information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been awarded rent supplement of €487.33 per month which is his full entitlement based on his personal circumstances.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June to the end of September each year. The administrative arrangements for the 2011 Scheme are different from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance entitlements will be fully automated with no application form...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. The administrative arrangements for the 2011 BSCFA scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of BSCFA entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers, 127,000 households in...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The total value of PRSI contributions paid into my Department's Social Insurance Fund in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 is set out in the following table:

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 21 July 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme operates from the beginning of June until the end of September each year. A person may qualify for a BSCFA payment if he or she is in receipt of a social welfare or health service executive payment, is participating in an approved employment scheme or attending a recognised education or training course, and has household income...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 March 2011. 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 in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 21 June...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the mortgage interest supplement scheme is to provide short term support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only. At the end of December 2010 there were 17,974 people in receipt of mortgage interest...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: Social Welfare legislation already provides the Health Service Executive with the authority to refuse payment of a rent supplement in the case of a person who has been required to deliver up possession of a dwelling provided by a housing authority or an approved body where the reasons for that requirement include anti-social behaviour or the interests of good estate management. In the case of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25th August 2011. 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 (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, has allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...