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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 285 on 20 September 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 September 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 Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for carer's allowance from the above named person. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was notified of the decision on 20 August 2011. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on grounds that the Department's medical assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On the 8th September, she was notified of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review or appeal, within 21 days to the independent social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance was received from the above named on 3 August 2011. On completion of the necessary investigations of all aspects of her claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22 July 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 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and a payment issued to his nominated account on the 20 September 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The persons concerned have been awarded a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and a payment issued to their nominated account on 4 October 2011.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is approaching pension age in January 2012. The Department has not received a claim for State pension (contributory) from him. A claim form has been sent to him and on receipt of the completed claim form, his entitlement to pension will be fully examined and he will be notified of the outcome without delay.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has reached pension age. The Department has not received a claim for State pension (contributory) from her. A claim form has been sent to her and on receipt of the completed claim form, her entitlement to pension will be fully examined and she will be notified of the outcome without delay. If she has been insurably employed in Spain for a period of 52 weeks or more, her...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: Following on from the transfer of the Community Welfare Service from the Health Services Executive (HSE) to the Department of Social Protection, with effect from Saturday 1st October, legislation was commenced which provides that appeals for supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) will be made to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. Up to now, the legislation provided for a 2 step process, first...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. A claim for mortgage interest supplement has been received from the person concerned. A decision in relation to entitlement will be made when the supporting documentation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: One parent family payment is a means tested social assistance payment. In assessing means, account is taken of all cash income which the person is receiving. Where a person is in receipt of a grant bursary along the lines described in this question, this is assessed euro for euro basis. Where a person is in receipt of maintenance payments or earnings from employment or self-employment, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: One parent family payment is a means tested social assistance payment. In assessing means, account is taken of all cash income which the person is receiving. Where a person is in receipt of a grant bursary along the lines described in this question, this is assessed euro for euro basis. Where a person is in receipt of maintenance payments or earnings from employment or self-employment, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for a rent supplement a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation or accommodation for homeless persons or an institution (or any combination of these) 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: The focus of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is to assist those who are most marginalised and distant from the labour market to acquire the necessary education to improve their chances of becoming independent of the social welfare system. The BTEA scheme can offer participation in second and third level education by enabling eligible people in receipt of certain social welfare payments...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: An Post is the principal agency through which payments are delivered to social welfare customers. The Department currently issues 5,190 payments on a weekly basis and a further 1,696 monthly payments through Donaghmede, Coolock and Raheny post offices. A breakdown of the number of payments per post office is listed below. Precise information on the number of customers who have designated...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 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...