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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: An application for carer's allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 5 November 2008 on the grounds that the person concerned was not providing full-time care and attention in respect of the care recipient. An appeal was received on 16 November 2008 and I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 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. The mortgage interest supplement scheme is designed to help those who have difficulty meeting their mortgage repayment schedule where their means are insufficient to meet their needs. A...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance are among a number of payments administered by the Department to meet the income needs of people of working age. The cost of a jobseeker claim is related to the circumstances of the person making the claim. A jobseeker payment is comprised of a number of variables including the rate of payment which the individual may be entitled to, the rate of...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that it has no record of an application from the person concerned. If he wishes to make an application for supplementary welfare allowance, the person concerned should contact the community welfare officer at his...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: There are currently over 88,000 people in receipt of rent supplement, an increase of 48% since the end of December 2007. The recent Supplementary Budget provided that the weekly minimum contribution payable towards rent be increased from â¬18 to â¬24 a week, with effect from 1 June 2009. It also provided that payments currently being made to existing rent supplement tenants be reduced by...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned claimed jobseekers benefit on 17th February 2009. There is a discrepancy in his contribution record for 2007 and enquiries are being made with his former employer. A decision on his entitlement to jobseekers benefit will be made as soon as these enquiries are completed and the current PRSI contributions applicable is determined. In the meantime it is open to the person...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that in the context of the current economic circumstances, it has been necessary for the Government to take steps to reduce overall public expenditure in order to restore order and stability in the public finances. This has involved reviewing all public expenditure programmes, including social welfare programmes, which at some â¬21.3 billion in 2009 form a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent Supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. Rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent, has an income equal to the rate of supplementary welfare allowance appropriate to their family circumstances less a weekly...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was paid Illness Benefit (formerly known as Disability Benefit) from 25 May 2007 to 26 May 2008. Under Department of Social and Family Affairs Regulations, a person with less than 260 paid contributions is not entitled to payment of Illness Benefit for more than 52 weeks (312 days). In this case, the person concerned has a total of 205 paid reckonable contributions,...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that in the context of the current economic circumstances, it has been necessary for the Government to take steps to reduce overall public expenditure in order to restore order and stability in the public finances. This has involved reviewing all public expenditure programmes, including social welfare programmes, which at some â¬21.3 billion in 2009 form a...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division 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 income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned made a claim for jobseekers allowance on 4 June 2009 and this has been forwarded to a social welfare inspector for investigation of his means. The person concerned will be advised of the outcome in due course. The claim will be decided as soon as possible and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome immediately thereafter.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A claim for Carer's Allowance by the person concerned was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 24 September 2008 on the grounds that she was not providing full time care and attention to the person being cared for. She appealed this decision on 8 October 2008 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer made a summary decision disallowing the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: Expenditure on taxi services by the Department and its agencies since the beginning of 2007 is outlined here: 2007 - â¬47,641; 2008 - â¬46,151; 2009 - â¬14,311(to 31st May). Taxi services are availed of by the Department only where it is considered to be absolutely necessary and the use of such services is monitored closely within the Department.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 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 income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A Deciding Officer disallowed the jobseeker's benefit claim of the person concerned from 20 April 2009 on the grounds that he is not available for work and not unemployed as he has a fixed contract for 24 hours work per week with an employer. He has appealed this decision and his file is being forwarded to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. Under Social Welfare legislation...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: A person under age 70 must satisfy one of the following conditions in order to qualify for the household benefits package. They must either reside alone, or with a qualified adult and/or dependent child(ren) under age 18 or up to age 22 if in full-time education. The person concerned does not qualify for the household benefits package as a member of the household is aged over 22 and not in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy. Bank Charges 2008Amount Paid 2007Amount Paid 2006Amount Paid Clearing charges â¬96,487. â¬86,398. â¬81,452. Debit/Credit & Maintenance charges â¬84. 0 0 Total â¬96,571. â¬86,398. â¬81,452. The Department in general does not pay direct charges for banking. Clearing charges represent costs associated with...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The following is the data requested by the Deputy and is in respect of the Department's 154 offices around the country: 2006 - â¬32,211.22; 2007 - â¬34,724.65; 2008 - â¬35,646.58; 2009 - (to 30/4/09) â¬10,655.65. The Department makes every effort to keep such costs to a minimum.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)
Mary Hanafin: The person concerned made a claim for jobseeker's benefit on 13 May 2009. Her claim will be decided by a deciding officer as soon as possible and she will be advised of the outcome.