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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: On 31 December 2012, there were 50,053 claimants in receipt of an invalidity pension. 760 invalidity recipients whose continuing eligibility was reviewed in 2012 have been notified that they are no longer eligible for this payment on medical grounds. Any invalidity pension recipient whose payment is disallowed on medical or other grounds is notified of their right of appeal to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support to employees on low earnings with families. To qualify for payment of FIS a person must be engaged in full time insurable employment which is expected to last for at least 3 months and be working for a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight or 19 hours per week. A couple may combine their hours of employment to meet the qualification...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy will be aware, JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors and at present is limited to individuals who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments (Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit/One Parent Family...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11th October 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits, Number of Recipients (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a client’s address is entered into scheme payment systems in free text fields, which allows for the input of the address across several fields in Irish, English and abbreviated format. When this is combined with possible spelling errors and possible non-disclosure of the exact geographic location of the client’s residence, it is difficult to accurately...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Deputy has brought to my attention a number of serious allegations in relation to the operation of JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, in a particular set of circumstances. The Department treats with the utmost seriousness any suggestion that the Scheme is being operated inappropriately and investigates all such suggestions thoroughly. Officials in my Department have indicated to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 24th September 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who considered that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on the 22nd October 2012 outlining the decision to refuse the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits, Provision of (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of the one parent family payment at a weekly amount of €327.20. The person concerned is also in receipt of Rent Supplement at a monthly rate of €414.70 based on rent of €900 per month. This calculation is correct based on her income. An officer from the Department has contacted the person concerned directly. The person concerned is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Home Help Service (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit are paid to people who are caring for a person who needs full-time care and attention. They are intended as an income support for the carer and not to supplement the cost of care. In many cases the care recipient will be in receipt of an income support payment in their own right, for example disability allowance or a State pension. Home...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Review (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The information that you requested is set out in the following table. For the invalidity pension scheme, a programme of control reviews is carried out annually to determine continuing entitlement to the scheme. Customers are selected for review according to the perceived risk of their circumstances changing, either in terms of medical eligibility, changes in employment status or other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 14 December 2012, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 22 September 2011. The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision and the reason for it. The person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 532 together. It is not possible to provide accurate statistics in respect of the specific parameters of your question as the time lags in these two circumstances are not separately recorded. However, I can say that in respect of all three schemes the putting into payment of successful appeals is prioritised as far as possible. Both...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 7 December 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 13 March 2012. The application is with a deciding officer for a decision. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered in that office on 29 November 2012. 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. In that context, an examination by another Medical Assessor will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. Currently, there are approximately 88,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided €403...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: Applications for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) were received from the person concerned in respect of two children on the 17 August 2012. These applications were referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the children were not medically eligible for DCA. Letters issued on the 3 October 2012 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case on 21 January 2013. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (16 Jan 2013)

Joan Burton: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, provides internship opportunities of either 6 or 9 months for unemployed individuals in organisations in the private, public and community voluntary sectors. It is targeted at individuals who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments (Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit/One Parent Family Payment/Disability Allowance) or are signing on...