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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...;200 was paid in April to carers. In acknowledging the role that family carers play in society and supporting carers in that role the Government has also committed to provide a pension solution for carers. We will do this by attributing social welfare contributions to long-term carers to cover gaps in their contribution record and by establishing a register of family carers for this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...campaign later this year on the pension reforms. It will be open to individuals to re-apply for State Pension (contributory) if they feel they then meet the criteria, including if they can demonstrate a long-period of caring for an incapacitated person. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...currently carrying out a review of the Wage Subsidy Scheme. My Department has committed under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion to develop and consult on a Strawman proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments. The Strawman also intends to simplify the system and take account of the concerns expressed in the Make Work Pay report, the Pathways to Work report and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...PRSI Credits, Homemaking Disregards and HomeCaring Periods recognise caring periods of up to 20 years outside of paid employment in the calculation of a payment rate. Despite these measures some long-term carers of incapacitated dependents may still face barriers in accessing the State Pension. They may for example have difficulty establishing the minimum number of 10 years paid...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...payment rates and changes to the fuel allowance scheme. My Department has committed under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion to develop and consult on a Strawman proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments. The Strawman also intends to simplify the system and take account of the concerns expressed in the Make Work Pay report, the Pathways to Work report and the findings...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...payments to alleviate the cost of living pressures. These measures included a €400 Lump Sum Fuel Allowance Payment that was made to all households receiving the Fuel Allowance, a €200 Spring Bonus was paid to all long-term social welfare recipients at the end of April 2023 and a significant expansion of the Fuel Allowance Scheme that focused on supporting older people over...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance scheme is a means tested payment to assist pensioners and other long-term social welfare dependent householders with their winter heating costs. The payment is a contribution towards winter heating costs; it is not intended to meet these costs in full. The payment is made over the winter season at the weekly rate of €33.00 or, if preferred, by way of two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has committed under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion to develop and consult on a Strawman proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments. The Strawman also intends to simplify the system and take account of the concerns expressed in the Make Work Pay report, the Pathways to Work report and the findings of the Cost of Disability Report. Work on the Strawman is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...in the Budget. This benefitted all households. A further range of measures to support people through this difficult period was announced in February this year. This package included a €200 lump sum payment which was paid to over 1.3 million recipients in receipt of long-term social welfare payments. The Government will continue to monitor the cost-of-living situation closely and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Age-related rates for Jobseeker's Allowance recipients were introduced on a phased basis from 2009 to tackle high youth unemployment and to avoid long-term welfare dependency. Where a jobseeker aged 18-24 participates in approved full-time education or training they will receive the standard maximum rate of payment. Age-related Jobseeker’s Allowance rates also do not apply to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...costs of disability, depending on individual circumstances. My Department has committed under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion to develop and consult on a Strawman proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments. The Strawman also intends to simplify the system and take account of the concerns expressed in the Make Work Pay report, the Pathways to Work report and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...by Government is enhanced State Pension provision for people who have been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years. It will do this by attributing the equivalent of paid contributions to long-term carers of incapacitated dependents to cover gaps in their contribution record and by establishing a register of family carers for this purpose. These 20+ years of attributed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...double payment to carers paid in October 2022.A €500 cost of living payment for people receiving Carer’s Support Grant paid in November 2022.Carers received the Christmas Bonus Double Payment in December 2022.A €200 lump sum payment for those in receipt of long-term payments, including carers, in April 2023.A €12 increase in the maximum rate of Carer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...will have seen a €16 increase in their weekly rate from January 2023. The improvements to the Working Family Payment thresholds also targets low-income families with children, resulting in a weekly increase of up to €24. Recipients of long-term social welfare payments, including One-Parent Family Payment, received a double weekly payment in October as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Code (5 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...in Class S give access to the following benefits:State Pension (Contributory);Adoptive Benefit;Guardian's Payment (Contributory);Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed);Invalidity Pension (for long term illness);Maternity Benefit;Parent's Benefit;Partial Capacity Benefit;Paternity Benefit;Treatment Benefit; andWidows, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension.Self-employed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ..., social and governance (ESG) principles. Such principles would include taking pollution caused by fossil fuels and concerns relating to the arms industry into consideration as part of the overarching, long-term strategy. I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Last December the Christmas Bonus was paid to approximately 1.3 million pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and long-term unemployed people in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on their social welfare payment for all, or most, of their income. Jobseekers are eligible for the Bonus if they are long-term recipients of a jobseeker payment (over 12...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .... Our Rural Future commits to 400 hubs on the platform by 2025, a target I am confident will be met, if not exceeded. Other achievements include the National Volunteering Strategy 2021 – 2025 which sets out a long-term vision for volunteering and volunteers with a series of implementation actions underway. Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, Ireland’s first ever...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Environmental Policy (28 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...to ensure investments take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Such principles would include taking into consideration pollution caused by fossil fuels as part of the overarching, long-term strategy. I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputies.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...on the matter of recognition of COVID-19, and the responses received are currently under consideration. It should be noted that the European Commission has not made a recommendation about recognising long-COVID as an occupational disease and most member states have not recognised long-COVID. The UK Department of Work and Pensions presented a report to the UK parliament in November 2022...