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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 02nd...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseekers Allowance (JA) has been awarded form 21/09/2023 at €129.70 per week payable to the nominated Post Office for the person concerned. First payment will issue on 01/11/2023. The person concerned received notification of this on 27/10/2023.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of my Department which is independent in its decision making functions. An in-person oral hearing may be convened where an appeals officer is of the view that such a hearing is required to determine an appeal. Intreo office's have been used to hold a number of in person oral hearings. An Intreo office can be a suitable location where it is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €412 million in 2023. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. The criteria for Fuel Allowance are framed in order to direct the limited...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759 and 762 together. Means test rules in my Department are kept under regular review and I have introduced a number of significant changes in recent years including:Providing for higher income disregards. These disregards ensure that, where people are in receipt of a social assistance payment and are working, their income from work to the level of the income...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: An increase for qualified adult (IQA) is a means-tested payment, payable to a claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source does not exceed a means test income limit. Where a qualified adult has weekly means of less than €100, the maximum rate of IQA is payable....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: An increase for qualified adult (IQA) is a means-tested payment, payable to a claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source does not exceed a means test income limit. Where a qualified adult has weekly means of less than €100, the maximum rate of IQA is payable....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has no contracts in place with the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that contact has been made with the Deputy's Office regarding clarification of the surname associated with this Question as it differs from that held on the Department's records. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has informed me that an appeal has been registered for this PPSN and the case assigned to an Appeals Officers who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders towards the cost of their heating needs. According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has not applied for the Fuel Allowance. I have arranged for an application form to issue. On receipt of the completed application form, their entitlement will be examined. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Employed and self-employed contributors between the ages of 16 and pensionable age (66 years) are liable to pay PRSI at a class and rate determined by the conditions of their employment and their weekly earnings. People with no PRSI contribution liability are recorded as Class M. These are: employees under age 16,people of pensionable age who were previously liable for Class S,persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2024 I secured provision for a Pay-Related Benefit for Jobseekers to be introduced later in 2024, subject to further Government approval of the scheme. This would link the rate of benefit to a person's previous earnings. The aim of a pay-related benefit scheme is to soften the income shock that a worker may face if they suddenly lose their job. The introduction of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Intreo hosted a number Work and Skills recruitment fairs across Ireland in October focused primarily on the recruitment of jobseekers into employment. A number of customers in receipt of other and DSP income support payments e.g. One Parent Family Payment, Disability Allowance etc. were issued with invites in the context of providing them with the opportunity(if they so wished) to explore...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. There are over one million customers with direct eligibility. The estimated expenditure on free travel in 2023 is €95 million. To qualify for a free travel pass when aged under 66 a person must satisfy the relevant qualifying criteria. When a person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers, ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. Disability allowance (DA) is a means tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66.? The applicant must be suffering from an injury, disease,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: 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. The table below contains details of the number of disallowed applications for CA for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment to carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions. The number of recipients of CSG who previously applied for Carer's Allowance (CA) but did not satisfy the means condition for CA currently stands at 319. I hope this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity Leave is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has policy and legislative responsibility for Maternity Leave. My Department has responsibility for Maternity Benefit. Maternity Benefit is a statutory payment made for 26 weeks to employed and self-employed women who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: In September, I published the Green Paper on Disability Reform to begin the conversation on improving long-term disability payments. I am strongly committed to disability reform and to ensuring the provision of improved income and employment supports for people with disabilities. I would like to emphasise that the Green Paper is not a final design. It offers one possible approach on how...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department can make additional needs payments to help meet essential expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income. Payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme, taking into account the requirements of the legislation, and all the relevant circumstances of the case in order to ensure that the...