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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means tested payment, made to people who are providing full-time care and attention to elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided and that the means test which applies is satisfied. The means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned has been in receipt of a maximum rate state pension (contributory) with effect from their 66th birthday. Their current weekly rate of payment is €258.30, which includes an over age 80 increase of €10.00 per week. A qualified adult increase in respect of the claimant’s spouse is also in payment. This is a means tested payment, based on the means of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child Benefit is currently paid, as of end-March 2019 to almost 632,000 families in respect of nearly 1.2 million children,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €248 million this year on HHB for over 440,000 customers. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The fuel allowance is a payment of €22.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €630 each year) from October to April, to over 375,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €240 million in 2019. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 2 July 2018. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of rent supplement is to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible persons living in private rental accommodation, where they are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources and do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. It is subject to a means test and other criteria. Rent supplement payments are subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: An application form issued to the person concerned on 16thApril 2019 which was returned on the 15thMay 2019. In a letter dated the 16thMay 2019, the Community Welfare Officer (CWO) requested further information in order to allow for a decision on the application. The CWO made further contact by telephone with the person concerned on the 20thMay 2019 to clarify the outstanding information...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. The person concerned has an outstanding debt with the Department and this debt is being recovered through an agreed direct debit recovery plan which amounts to repayments of €30.00 per week. It is the Department's policy is to pursue all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance at the following rate: Personal rate:€203 Half rate for 5 qualified children€ 91 Sub total€294 Less means from employment€20 Total weekly payment€274 An increase is not payable in respect of a Qualified Adult due to maternity benefit currently in payment. Half rate payment for 5 qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: It is open to the person concerned to apply for Jobseekers Allowance. Once an application is received, a decision will be made by the Deciding Officer to determine if the person concerned is eligible for payment. The person concerned should be advised to contact their local Intreo Centre where information is available on all schemes and services offered by my Department. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance payment at the following rate: Personal Rate€203 Increase for 2 Qualified Children over 12€74 Sub Total€277 Nil Means assessed- Weekly rate of jobseeker's allowance€277 I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned was in receipt of rent supplement from 24/9/09 to 30/11/18. She was requested to provide the Department with relevant documentation regarding her rent supplement claim, which she failed to provide. The person concerned informed the Department on 19/12/18 that she had received notice to quit her privately rented accommodation and accordingly, her rent supplement claim...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 together. The transposition of the IORP II Directive will result in significant improvements to the regulation and governance of funded occupational pension schemes in Ireland. Officials in my Department, supported by the Pensions Authority, are managing the transposition process of the IORP II Directive. This is a substantial Directive and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The ‘Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023’ represents an all-of-Government approach to reforming pensions in Ireland. The plan details 43 individual actions that, taken together, will modernise our pension system while continuing to target resources at those most in need. Given the wide breadth of actions included under the plan, action owners include three Government...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 4 March 2019. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 13 March 2019. The application is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €248 million this year on HHB for over 446,000 customers. The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: The person concerned is entitled to the hearing aid grant under the Department's PRSI scheme. A claim was received on 9th May 2019, payment will issue to her provider on the next payment date, which is 14th June 2019. I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (28 May 2019)

Regina Doherty: Community employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by my Department. It aims to enhance employability and mobility by providing work experience and training opportunities for unemployed persons within their own communities. A key function of CE is supporting social inclusion and counteracting the drift into structural unemployment. It is a broad and flexible...