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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government recognises the important role that family carers play in Irish society and is fully committed to supporting them through a range of supports and services.  My Department provides a comprehensive package of carers’ income supports including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability.  Provisional outturn for illness, disability and caring related payments was €4.8 billion in 2021.  It is important to note that entitlement to these supports is generally not contingent on the nature of the illness or disability but on the extent to which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child, aged under 16 with a severe disability who requires continual or continuous care and attention substantially over and above the care and attention usually required by a child of the same age.  The child must be likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months. An application for DCA in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn.  The scheme operates from June to September each year. The allowance is payable in respect of eligible children between the ages of 4 and 17 in respect of whom a qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of children, aged under 16, who have a severe disability resulting in the need for substantial extra care and attention compared to other children of the same age without that disability.  The child must be likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months.  Eligibility is determined...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of children, aged under 16, who have a severe disability resulting in the need for substantial extra care and attention compared to other children of the same age without that disability.  The child must be likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months.  Eligibility is determined...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: An incomplete application for Fuel Allowance was received in my Department on 21stApril 2022.  As this allowance is a means tested payment a letter issued to the person in question on 24thMay 2022 requesting information in relation to their means.  In order for a decision to be made on the application, 3 months statements for all accounts held...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has held a continuing entitlement to Free Travel since 6th April 2009.  The person concerned required a new PPSN and this has now been assigned.  A new Free Travel Public Services Card has been issued which should arrive by post in the coming days.   I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned  applied for invalidity pension in an application received by the Department of Social Protection on 3 August 2021.  The application was disallowed on 9 September 2021. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned appealed this decision to that Office on 9 November 2021.  The appeal was disallowed by way of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A letter issued to the person concerned on the 6 December 2021 advising that their disability allowance (DA) was being reviewed.  The person concerned was asked to provide details of their income, capital etc. A reminder letter issued to the person concerned on 13 January 2022 and a final reminder letter was issued on 7 February 2022. The person concerned did not provide any of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: COVID Illness Benefit (Enhanced Illness Benefit) is a scheme that was introduced in March 2020, to support people who are incapable of work or who are required to self-isolate, as a result of a COVID diagnosis or being a probable source of infection.  To date a total of 583,994 COVID Illness Benefit related claims have been processed of which 559,131 have received a payment.   The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The majority of Illness Benefit claims are automatically processed where an application has been received and an e-Cert has been submitted by a GP. Processing statistics for Illness Benefit, which includes Enhanced Illness Benefit, show that 82% of claims are currently being awarded within a week.  If the Deputy wishes to provide details of the person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme which the Government launched in April is a matter for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.  The Department of Social Protection provides a range of income supports for people unable to work due to illness or disability.  Disability Allowance and Blind Pension are means tested payments and are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), which operates under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board (CIB), provides assistance to people, in particular those on low incomes or living on social welfare payments, who are over-indebted and need help and advice with debt problems.  As part of its free services, MABS provides help and advice to those in mortgage arrears. The CIB...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB), which operates under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection, is the statutory body with responsibility for the Citizens Information service (CIS).  CIB provides funding to eight CIS companies that operate a national network of Citizens Information Centres, which in turn has responsibility for the provision of information, advice and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 28th May 2021.  Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that the person concerned was substantially restricted in taking up employment.  The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 15 June 2021. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Please find below a breakdown of staff employed in my department by gender and grade at 30 April 2022.  Civil Service salary scales are most recently outlined in Circular 04/2022 available The numbers refer to people serving which equates to 6529 posts, taking account of staff working less than full-time hours.  Grade Male Female Unspecified ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is providing ongoing support and services to assist people covered by the Temporary Protection Directive who are fleeing Ukraine and who arrive in Ireland, such as the provision of PPSNs and income supports.  Guardian’s payments are made to a person caring for a child who satisfies the definition of an “orphan” under social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Guardian’s payments are made to a person caring for a child who satisfies the definition of an “orphan” under social welfare legislation.  A child is considered an orphan if they are under age 18 (or up to age 22 if in full time education) and both parents are deceased; or one parent is either dead or unknown or has abandoned and failed to provide for the child...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The processing of the claim in question was delayed due to the fact the person concerned was an adult dependent on their spouse's claim.  A person cannot receive a payment in their own right while at the same time being a dependent on another person's claim. The overlap of the claims has been addressed and the claim put into payment with appropriate arrears issued to the person...