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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This department received a claim for invalidity pension for the person concerned on 21September 2012. The medical evidence provided by the claimant in support of his claim for invalidity pension was examined by a medical assessor...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment. ENPs are payable at the discretion of the officers administering...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 17th January 2013. 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. When received, the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been requested by the Department to provide a copy of his lease agreement. If the person concerned possesses a bank account he must also provide 6 months bank statements for the relevant account(s).

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s benefit from the person in question on the 13th March, 2012. A letter issued on the 31st May 2012 refusing the benefit on the grounds that the caree in question was not medically eligible for carer’s benefit and also that the level of care provided was not adequate for the provision of full-time care and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no record in the Department of an application for domiciliary care allowance having been received from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Services (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: I am aware that the Government’s decision to reduce the respite care grant has been difficult for carers to accept. However, in order to allow us to protect the core weekly payments which people receive such as pensions, disability and carer’s allowance, the Government had to look very carefully at other additional payments, such as the respite care grant. Carers receive...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Job Initiative (JI) scheme was launched in 1996. The Job Initiative is a programme that initially provided three years full-time employment for people who – on entry to the scheme – were 35 years of age or over, unemployed for 5 years or more, and in receipt of social welfare payments over that period. In November 2004 the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Creating jobs and tackling poverty are two of the key challenges that Ireland now faces and it is essential that our tax and social protection systems play their part in addressing these issues. In 2013, my Department will spend over €2.8 billion on supports to families and children and we need to be sure that this major investment delivers good outcomes. To this end, and in line...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 11th January 2013. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the customer. It can take up to 8 weeks to process an application for DCA.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The means assessed in relation to the jobseeker’s allowance claim of the person concerned is based on the capital value of a second property in accordance with the legislative provisions of the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no record of a rent supplement application in respect of the person concerned. If the person concerned wishes to apply for rent supplement she should complete an application form and return it to the Kildare Rents Unit, PO Box 11758 Dublin 24.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The Department has no record of a current application for an exceptional needs payment from the person concerned. The person concerned may contact the relevant office and make an application if a need exits.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: In the case of the persons concerned, the limit for rent supplement for a family of three dependent children in their area as set in legislation is €900.00. This statutory limit expires on 30 June 2013, and as such cannot be reviewed before then.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The rent supplement claim of the person concerned has been reassessed in light of the new information provided. All arrears have been paid. The person concerned has been informed of the change in her entitlement.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has not yet had his current rent supplement entitlement reviewed in line with the limits introduced by the Government in 2012. The person in question currently has a rent level which is above the maximum rent limit therefore at review stage, he will be given an appropriate period of time to contact his landlord to renegotiate the rent. If the landlord does not agree to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: Child Benefit section was not aware that the person concerned had been out of the country and entitlement has not or would not be impacted by this short absence. According to the Departments records the person concerned is not now employed in Ireland and as a result entitlement to child benefit is currently under review. A letter issued to the person concerned on 19/2/2013 seeking further...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: There is no current application from the person concerned for a dietary allowance or exceptional needs payment registered with this department. A previous application for a dietary allowance was refused and the decision upheld on 16 November 2012. An application for an exceptional needs payment was approved on 10 January 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: As the person concerned will not reach pension age until June 2022, her State pension entitlement will be assessed on the basis of the qualifying conditions at that time. The Department is unable to provide forecasts for people in relation to their possible future State pension (transition/contributory) entitlements, or to comment on individual pension planning enquiries. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned made a claim for illness benefit from 13 March 2012. According to Departmental records this customer does not have 13 reckonable PRSI contributions paid in the years 2008 to 2012. This is a necessary condition that a claimant must satisfy in order to qualify for payment of illness benefit. The Department subsequently wrote to this customer on 23 May 2012 requesting...