Results 17,261-17,280 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 23 April 2009 following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that he was not medically suitable for the allowance. An appeal was opened on 19 May 2009 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: No changes were made to carer's allowance in the supplementary budget of 7 April 2009. In Budget 2009, I increased the rate of carer's allowance for those aged 66 or over by â¬7 to â¬239 per week and for those aged under 66 by â¬6.50 to â¬220.50 per week. These increases took effect from January 2009. Recipients of carer's allowance are also eligible for household benefits and free...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 11 May 2009. His claim is currently with a Social Welfare Inspector for investigation of his circumstances. On receipt of the Inspector's report a decision will be given, and he will be notified of the outcome.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Question No. 317 which I answered for the Deputy on 19th May 2009. 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. Payment has also been made in respect of the months of April and May.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The means test for the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, through which rent supplement is provided, requires that all types of household income, including maintenance payments for a lone parent and his/her children, must be taken into account in determining a person's entitlement under the scheme. Rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 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 service of the Health Service Executive. The person concerned was awarded a reduced rate of mortgage interest supplement based on the interest paid on his original loan application relating to his primary residence. He appealed against...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The current range of payment options offered by the Department to state pension recipients include payment at a local post office or to a bank or building society account or certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators. State pension recipients can opt for a payment method having regard to their own personal circumstances. The Department...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for Domiciliary Care Allowance a child must have a disability so severe that he or she requires care and attention and /or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. The level of care and attention required to allow the child to deal with the activities of daily living must essentially require the fulltime attention of the applicant. The child...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A claim by the person concerned for Jobseekers Benefit was disallowed on 25 March 2009 by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that she was not genuinely seeking employment. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was received on 15 May 2009 together with the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 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. The Executive has advised that the person concerned applied for mortgage interest supplement in September 2008 but her claim was refused as her total income from one-parent family payment,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was referred for a medical examination which was scheduled for 16/04/09. She failed to attend and her illness benefit was suspended for 4 weeks from 21/04/09. However her reason for not attending was accepted and her entitlement to payment has been restored. Illness benefit arrears of â¬425.00 have been issued by cheque dated 26/05/09. This payment was calculated as...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 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 person concerned recently advised the community welfare officer of a change in her circumstances and her entitlement to rent supplement was reviewed. The Executive has indicated that the person concerned has...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Questions 361 which I answered for the Deputy on 28th April 2009. The Health Service Executive has advised that an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned has been refused. He was notified of this decision and also advised of his right of appeal against this decision to an Appeals Officer of the Executive. The...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Question 320 which I answered for the Deputy on 12 May 2009. The Executive has advised that rent supplement was refused as total household income was deemed to be sufficient to meet the accommodation costs of the person concerned. He appealed against this decision to an Appeals Officer of the Executive but that appeal was unsuccessful. The...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)
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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive. The person concerned was in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance from January 2008 to the end of April 2009. Payment was made in respect of the person concerned, her spouse and four dependent children. The payment of supplementary...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 and 463 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The average time to award a claim for carer's allowance is currently just under 9 weeks. Entitlement to carer's allowance is based on satisfying medical, means and residency conditions. In determining entitlement to the allowance there are, in certain cases, unavoidable time lags involved in making the necessary investigations and enquiries to enable accurate decisions to be made. Delays...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 477 together. There are currently over 88,000 people in receipt of rent supplement, an increase of 48% since the end of December 2007. The recent Supplementary Budget provided for an increase in the weekly minimum contribution payable towards rent from â¬18 to â¬24 a week, with effect from 1 June 2009. It also provided that payments currently being...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The free travel scheme and household benefits package are additional benefits available to customers who satisfy the required qualifying criteria. The household benefits package comprises the electricity or gas allowance, telephone allowance and free lifetime television licence. Details of the number of people benefiting from each allowance and the cost of each allowance for the last five...