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Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (6 Oct 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. Under Article 10 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Allowance) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 412 of 2007), a supplement towards mortgage interest may be payable where the residence in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal. In that context, an examination by another Medical Assessor will be carried out on 12 October 2009. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was in receipt of a Widow's Contributory Pension from 6 January 1995 to 3 April 2003. Payment of pension ceased on 4 April 2003 as the Department was unable to establish the whereabouts and continuing eligibility of the customer. The Department has now received communications from agents on behalf of the customer and is in the process of making enquiries to establish...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered by that Office on 15 September 2009 and in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. The Social...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service 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 support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. As regards waiting times, I am advised that the average time taken in 2008 to process all appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. As regards waiting times, I am advised that the average time taken in 2008 to process all appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal, by the person concerned, was registered by that Office on 26 September 2009 and in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned applied for Disability Allowance on 27 November 2008. His claim was disallowed on 30 January 2009 on the grounds that he was not habitually resident in the State. He was notified of this decision in writing and of his right to appeal to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. He subsequently appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. On 2...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker's allowance on 1 May 2008. He failed to attend for interview with an inspector on 28 May 2008 and as there was no further contact from him his claim was closed on 11 June 2008. The person concerned submitted a further application on 27 June 2008. An interview with an inspector was arranged for 1 August 2008 and he again failed to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 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 (HSE). As previously advised, payment of a mortgage interest supplement was refused in this case on the grounds that the household income is sufficient to meet the mortgage interest repayment...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 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. Article 10(2) of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 2007, provides that it shall be a condition of a person's entitlement to mortgage interest...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for a range of Social Welfare payments, including Child Benefit (CB) and Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA), applicants are required to satisfy the Habitual Residence condition (HRC), which was introduced on 1st May 2004. The HRC requires the applicant to satisfy the deciding officer that they meet certain conditions. These include proving that their centre of interest is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that the person concerned was refused rent supplement in May 2009 as the local housing authority deemed that he had "not demonstrated a long-term housing need." The person concerned did...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that the person concerned has made an application for rent supplement and she has been asked to provide further documentary evidence regarding her financial position. Rent supplement is...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme (PIPS) is being established by the Minister for Finance on a pilot basis for a three year period. This scheme is intended as an option of last resort and a social protection measure to assist pension schemes where the sponsoring employer is insolvent and the pension scheme is being wound up in deficit. The PIPS is intended to make it cheaper to pay...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Disability Allowance is a weekly Allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test. The person concerned applied for Disability Allowance on 28 July 2008. His claim was assessed by a Medical...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Hanafin: Details of experts' and consultants' reports commissioned by the Department during 2008 are set out in the following table.