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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Under current legislation, a person is not entitled to receive jobseeker's allowance while attending a course of study. A person aged 18 or over is regarded as attending a course of study: (a) for 3 months immediately following the completion or the leaving by that person of second level education or the completion by him or her of the leaving certificate examination whichever is the later,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case. Eligible...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The position remains as advised in question number 253 which was answered for the Deputy on 17 May 2011 Under the supplementary allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: In order to have her entitlement to mortgage interest supplement considered the person in question should contact the community welfare officer dealing with her case and provide the documentation requested.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 40 together. Tús is a community work placement initiative which will provide up to 5,000 short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year. Some €30 million has been provided in the Department's Estimates in 2011 to fund the roll-out of the initiative. This initiative is delivered through the network of...

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The National Internship Scheme is a key part of the Government's Jobs Initiative. It will provide up to 5,000 unemployed people with an internship opportunity ranging from 6 to 9 months in an organisation in the private, public or community and voluntary sectors. Under the National Internship Scheme, internship opportunities should provide participants with valuable work experience, which...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 45 together. The purpose of rent supplement 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. Rent supplement is subject to a limit on the amount of rent that an applicant may...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The rules governing Carer's Allowance include the following conditions for receipt of the payment: The Carer must: · be aged 18 or over; · satisfy a means test; · be living with the person s/he is looking after, or be in a position to provide full time care and attention to a person who is not living with him/her; · be caring for the person on a full-time basis; · not be...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) assists people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems. The role of money advisers is to help clients to assess their financial situation, make a budget plan and deal with creditors. There are 52 independent MABS companies operating the local MABS services from 65 locations throughout the country, including...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned was recently refused rent supplement. It remains open to this person to appeal this decision to the HSE Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: Under the supplementary allowance scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case. Eligible people...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been requested to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her application when the requested information has been provided.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance at the weekly rate of €60.60. This payment includes a personal rate, and increases in respect of a qualified adult and a qualified child less weekly means assessed from spousal earnings. The rate of payment is correct according to the current information available to the deciding officer.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The position remains as advised in Question No. 82 which I answered for the Deputy on 12th May 2011. Payment of rent supplement has been suspended as the person concerned had failed to secure accommodation within the rent limits prescribed for a single person. The HSE has advised that it has had no contact with the person concerned since payment was suspended in April 2011.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 May 2011)

Joan Burton: A Technical Assistance and Training grant for van advertising was issued in respect of the person concerned on 12 November 2010. Payment was issued by cheque to the supplier of the service and was cashed on 25 November 2010.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (25 May 2011)

Joan Burton: As Minister for Social Protection I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases in regard to the operation of the Community Employment programme (CE). The administration of individual cases under CE is a day-to-day matter for FÁS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act, 1987, as amended by Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 May 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. The qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory), as set out in Section 109 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, require an applicant to · have entered insurable employment before attaining the age of 56 years. · have at least 260 paid contribution weeks, from employment or self-employment, since entry into...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 May 2011)

Joan Burton: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has refused an application for rent supplement from the person concerned on the grounds that the amount of rent payable was in excess of the prescribed rent limit of €94 per week for a single person. The decision has been appealed to the HSE's designated Appeals Officer and a decision on entitlement will be made in due course. The HSE...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 May 2011)

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 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...