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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Mortgage interest supplement provides 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...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's benefit on 29 October 2008. A decision on his claim was delayed as he had failed to provide certification of his casual employment. In December 2008 the person concerned advised the local office that he was returning to Lithuania on holidays for 2 weeks. When he failed to contact the office in January 2009 his claim was closed. He made a further...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Health Service Executive has advised that the entitlement of one of the persons concerned to supplementary welfare allowance, is as communicated to the Deputy on 31 March 2009, 28 April 2009 and 6 May 2009. Entitlement to payment of this allowance is currently under review by an Appeals Officer of the Executive. The other person concerned has not made a claim to supplementary welfare...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Since 1 May 2004, all applicants regardless of nationality are required to be habitually resident in the State in order to qualify for supplementary welfare allowance, including rent supplement. The effect of this condition is that a person whose habitual residence is elsewhere is not qualified for rent supplement. Once-off exceptional and urgent needs payments may be made to eligible...

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The social welfare system is primarily a contingency-based system, with entitlement based on defined contingencies, such as sickness, unemployment, old age or widowhood. Primary social welfare legislation provides that only one social welfare payment is payable at any one time. While it can happen that a person may experience more than one contingency at the same time - for example, an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Further to my response to PQ 11834/09 on 24 March 2009, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update on the position in respect of the appeal from the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE) on behalf of the Department, provides a basic weekly allowance for eligible people who have little or no income. The scheme also provides for a weekly or monthly supplement to be paid in respect of mortgage interest. Under existing arrangements, an appeal...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Offices: Social Welfare Offices (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 320 together. The Department's public office in Mallow is a branch office which is not staffed by civil servants but operates under a contract for service on behalf of the Department. Under the terms of their contract Branch Managers are responsible for recruiting their own staff and are required to employ sufficient staff to deliver an efficient...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent Supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement and arrears due from 1 January 2009, was made to the person concerned on 30 March 2009.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 327 together. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive. The mortgage interest supplement scheme is designed to help those who have difficulty meeting their mortgage repayment schedule where their...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that, while the person concerned had been in receipt of rent supplement, payment was discontinued on his return to work. The person concerned should contact the community welfare officer at...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. In order to qualify for the maximum rate of the state pension (contributory), a person must, amongst other qualifying conditions, achieve a yearly average of at least 48 contributions paid or credited on his/her social insurance record. Reduced pensions are paid to those with yearly averages as low as 10 contributions and arrangements...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Traditionally, social insurance spending has been funded on a tripartite basis - with contributions coming from the Exchequer, employers and employees. Legally, the Exchequer is the residual financier of the Social Insurance Fund and Exchequer contributions were the norm for over forty years - for example, in 1967, the State contribution was 38% of SIF expenditure; and almost 29% in 1985....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Department is currently in the process of recruiting temporary Clerical Officers in various parts of the State, including the Sligo/North Leitrim area, to cover the absence of permanent staff availing of term time leave during the summer months. In the Sligo/North Leitrim area, the temporary Clerical Officers will be appointed from a panel of suitable candidates established in 2007,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance and rent supplement schemes are administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that supplementary welfare allowance and rent supplement claims by the person concerned have been disallowed as he is not deemed to be habitually resident in the State. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit from 28 January 2008 to 29 April 2009 when his entitlement to payment expired. He has now applied for Jobseeker's Allowance. This application is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement has been suspended pending a review of entitlement. The Executive has been in direct contact with the person concerned and is awaiting her proposal for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Further to my response to Question No. 329 on 24 February 2009 and Question No. 813 on 24 March 2009, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no outcome yet in respect of the appeal from the person concerned. The Chief Appeals Officer will write to the Deputy when the appeal has been determined. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned made an application for One Parent Family payment on 05 March 2009. The file was sent to the local Social Welfare Investigator who has interviewed the person and is awaiting receipt of certain documentation before the claim can be processed further. A decision will be made as soon as possible following receipt of this documentation.