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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned recently provided farm account details as requested by the Social Welfare Inspector in connection with her claim. These are currently being examined and on completion of enquiries, a decision will be made as soon as possible and she will be notified of the outcome. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned has been in receipt of jobseeker's benefit for a total of 312 days (12 months) and exhausted her entitlement to benefit on 27 May 2009. She has now made a claim for credited contributions and this will be examined by a Deciding Officer as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned had her connection to the ESB ceased due to a house fire and notification of this to the Department caused her Household Benefits allowance to be stopped. The electricity supply has since been reconnected and her Household Benefits were restored on 28 May 2009. Any credit due will appear on her revised ESB bill.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's allowance on 27 May 2009 and the claim has been forwarded to the social welfare inspector for investigation of the person's means. The claim will be decided by a deciding officer 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: 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 has not made an application for jobseeker's allowance. Until such time as an application is received, no determination can be made as regards his entitlements.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned claimed jobseeker's benefit on 13 March 2009. Her claim was disallowed by a Deciding Officer as she had not suffered a substantial loss of employment. The person concerned appealed this decision on 28 May 2009 and her appeal is being forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for consideration. That office will be in touch with her in due course.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Hanafin: He is not here.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Question No. 317 which I answered for the Deputy on 19th May 2009. The Executive has advised that payment of rent supplement and arrears due from 1 January 2009 was made to the person concerned on 30 March 2009. Payment has also been made in respect of the months of April and May.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The means test for the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, through which rent supplement is provided, requires that all types of household income, including maintenance payments for a lone parent and his/her children, must be taken into account in determining a person's entitlement under the scheme. Rent supplement is normally calculated to ensure that a person, after the payment of rent,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive. The person concerned was awarded a reduced rate of mortgage interest supplement based on the interest paid on his original loan application relating to his primary residence. He appealed against...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The current range of payment options offered by the Department to state pension recipients include payment at a local post office or to a bank or building society account or certain credit unions that have been authorised by the banking and credit union regulators. State pension recipients can opt for a payment method having regard to their own personal circumstances. The Department...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: In order to qualify for Domiciliary Care Allowance a child must have a disability so severe that he or she requires care and attention and /or supervision substantially in excess of another child of the same age. The level of care and attention required to allow the child to deal with the activities of daily living must essentially require the fulltime attention of the applicant. The child...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: A claim by the person concerned for Jobseekers Benefit was disallowed on 25 March 2009 by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that she was not genuinely seeking employment. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was received on 15 May 2009 together with the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 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 Executive has advised that the person concerned applied for mortgage interest supplement in September 2008 but her claim was refused as her total income from one-parent family payment,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The person concerned was referred for a medical examination which was scheduled for 16/04/09. She failed to attend and her illness benefit was suspended for 4 weeks from 21/04/09. However her reason for not attending was accepted and her entitlement to payment has been restored. Illness benefit arrears of €425.00 have been issued by cheque dated 26/05/09. This payment was calculated as...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 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 person concerned recently advised the community welfare officer of a change in her circumstances and her entitlement to rent supplement was reviewed. The Executive has indicated that the person concerned has...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Questions 361 which I answered for the Deputy on 28th April 2009. The Health Service Executive has advised that an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned has been refused. He was notified of this decision and also advised of his right of appeal against this decision to an Appeals Officer of the Executive. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The position remains as advised in Parliamentary Question 320 which I answered for the Deputy on 12 May 2009. The Executive has advised that rent supplement was refused as total household income was deemed to be sufficient to meet the accommodation costs of the person concerned. He appealed against this decision to an Appeals Officer of the Executive but that appeal was unsuccessful. The...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2009)

Mary Hanafin: The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 23 April 2009 following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that he was not medically suitable for the allowance. An appeal was opened on 19 May 2009 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory...