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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an oral hearing of the appeal of the person concerned took place on 23rd March 2012 and the Appeals Officer is now considering the appeal in the light of all the evidence submitted, including that adduced at the hearing. The person concerned will be notified of the Appeals Officer decision when the appeal has been determined. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

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. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence allowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer decision on 03rd April 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence, including that adduced at oral hearing, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned. The person concerned was afforded an opportunity at oral hearing to submit documentary evidence in support of his contentions made at the hearing. However, he did not avail of the...

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme came into operation on the 1st July 2011. Currently over 6,100 internships have commenced to date with 4,391 internships in place as at 5th April and over 1,960 opportunities are currently advertised on www.jobbridge.ie. Of the 6,149 internships which have commenced since the 1 July 2011, 2% of the internships are occupations associated with catering...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I understand that the person in question has been in touch with my Department on a number of occasions and that a reply has issued to her on the queries raised by her which are similar to those raised here in this question. I want to take this opportunity to again re-iterate the reasons for the upcoming changes to rate bands for State pension contributory. A core principle of sustainable...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: No additional funds have as yet been released to any schemes in Kerry, pending the outcome of the review. Schemes have been advised that where they are unable to continue to operate on current funding levels during the period of the review, they should directly contact the DSP Officer responsible for the scheme to discuss possible solutions.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 27 March 2012 inadvertently dealt with an appeal in relation disability allowance which is also registered with the Office for the person concerned. This appeal is still open. In relation to the appeal in respect of invalidity pension, I am advised that an Appeals Officer having fully...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together. The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible tenants 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. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

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. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and not to act as an alternative to the other social housing schemes...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned recommenced employment and failed to notify the Department hence his rent supplement was suspended. Income details were received from his employer on 28th March 2012. His claim will be reassessed this week and he will be advised of his entitlement.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: There is no record of an application being received for rent allowance for the person concerned.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was registered on 09 March 2012 and the Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Section 99(3) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 which relates to carer's benefit states that the Minister may make regulations specifying the circumstances and conditions under which a person is to be regarded as providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person. The then Minister made Regulations in 2007 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: Overpayments are generally defined as "money obtained contrary to or in excess of a valid decision". An overpayment is any social welfare assistance or benefit payment which the person who received the amount was not entitled to receive. In accordance with the legislation, where an overpayment has been assessed against a person, that person is:– · informed of the factors which gave...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance in respect of a second care recipient on the grounds that, based upon the medical evidence provided, the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified accordingly and of her right of review/appeal within 21 days. Additional medical evidence was received and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The length of time a person can remain on CE is dictated by a number of factors (as governed by the rules of CE): · What age the person is · What DSP (Social Welfare) payment they are in receipt of · How long they have been in receipt of the DSFA payment · Previous participation on CE since April 2000 · Whether they are considered job-ready at the end of each year's CE...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments. The number of people who have availed of the services of the MABS companies in each county in 2011 is provided in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 03rd September 2011. 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. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 28...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was registered in that office on 23rd January 2012 and the person concerned was asked to submit her grounds of appeal. These were received on 07th March 2012 and in accordance with the statutory requirement of the appeals process the Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of...