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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland has a unified system of social security whereby all contributions paid by workers (and their employers, where applicable) are paid into a single fund, the Social Insurance Fund (SIF), from which various benefits are paid to those withe established entitlement. The Irish social welfare system recognises different categories or “Classes” of workers. The rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Benefit Payment for 65 year olds was introduced in line with the Programme for Government commitment, to provide a benefit payment for people aged 65, who are required to retire, or who chose to retire, without a requirement to sign on, engage in activation measures or be available for and genuinely seeking work. The payment is made under the Jobseeker’s Benefit or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has had their claim for Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) (JBSE) awarded at a weekly rate of €208.00. This rate is payable from 19/02/2022, and a decision letter to this effect has issued to the customer.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension is payable to an insured person who satisfies certain Social Insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions and who is permanently incapable of work due to an illness or incapacity and for no other reason. Claimants must have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions class (A, E, H or S) since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of her application for an invalidity pension (IP), the person referred to has been awarded IP with effect from 28 October 2021 and received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 17 February 2022. Any arrears due from 28 October 2021 to 16 February 2022 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) will issue shortly. The person in question was notified of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Supplementary Welfare Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people who have insufficient income to meet their needs and those of their families. The person concerned applied for a basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance with effect from 03/02/2022 and provided supporting documentation on 13/02/2022. In the assessment of her claim the Designated Officer asked the person concerned to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 20 September 2021. The evidence submitted in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) is to assist people with essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The ENP scheme is demand led and payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel allowance (FA) is a means tested payment, payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. The person concerned was awarded FA with effect from 17 November 2021 and he was also awarded living alone allowance (LAA) and telephone support allowance (TSA) from this date. On 19 November 2021 a letter issued informing them of this. Their first payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has not yet applied for fuel allowance. I have arranged for an application form to be issued to them. On receipt of a completed application, the person’s eligibility for fuel allowance will be determined by a Deciding Officer and they will be notified of the outcome. Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to is in receipt of invalidity pension, awarded to her on 03 December 2021 with effect from 07 October 2021. She received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 16 December 2021 and received arrears due from 07 October 2021 to 15 December 2021 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) on 13 January 2022. The person in question was notified of the decision...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to was awarded invalidity pension with effect from 28 October 2021 and received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 06 January 2022. She received all arrears due for the period 28 October 2021 to 05 January 2022 on 13 January 2022. The person in question was notified of this decision on 22 December 2021. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned reached pension age on 1 November 2012 but has not yet applied for State pension (contributory). Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for standard State pension (contributory). 520 full-rate contributions equate to 10 years of full-rate insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance on the 20th of September 2021 and requested a backdate of the application to May 2021. Jobseekers Allowance was awarded from the 20th of September 2021. However the backdate was disallowed as the customer was not in the State between May 2021 and the 11th of September 2021. The person concerned signed documentation to confirm they were out...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Person concerned applied for Fuel Allowance on the 18th October 2021, They were contacted by the Deciding officer on the 19th of October 2021 and advised to submit a letter of attendance for either School or University in respect of their child who is over 18 years of age. This documentation is required to ascertain if there is an entitlement to fuel in the household. The requested...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks ( a total of €924 each year) from October to April, The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. One allowance is paid per household. Qualifying payments for Fuel Allowance are those payments that are considered long term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Back to Education Allowance is a non-statutory scheme administered by my Department. As such, decisions cannot be appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, but decisions can be reviewed by another Officer of my Department. The person concerned applied for Back to Education Allowance on 28 September 2021. This application was refused on 01 October 2021 on the grounds that they were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme, my Department can make a single Exceptional Needs Payment to help meet essential, once-off expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. There is no automatic entitlement to these payments which are payable at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme, taking into account the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 11 January 2022. Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is generally...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I can confirm that the person concerned is in receipt of CA in respect of her care recipient since 31 May 2012. Once...