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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is a statutory body under the aegis of my Department charged with providing independent information, advice and advocacy services to the public on a range of issues. Dublin South Citizen Information Service (CIS) is the company with responsibility for the provision of information, advice, and advocacy services in Rathmines. As advised in Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body, under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection, that funds and support the eight independent Citizens Information Service (CIS) companies, which operate the national network of Citizens Information Centres. As Minister, I absolutely recognise and value the important work carried out by volunteers in the CIS and I have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated costs of increasing the Qualified Child Increase are outlined below: Increase of €10 (€m) Increase of €12 (€m) Increase of €15 (€m) Cost for children aged 12 and over €53.9 €64.7 €80.8 Increase of €5...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 373 together. One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 who are not cohabiting, and whose youngest child is under 7. Jobseeker's Transitional Payment is a provision under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that is available to lone parents, who are not co-habiting and have a youngest child aged 7 to 13 years inclusive. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The cost of a €15 increase per week based on the existing 28 week fuel season is €187.24 million. The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The full year cost of increasing the Fuel Allowance by four weeks from 28 weeks to 32 weeks in payment is €58.85 million. The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a universal monthly payment made to families with children up to the age of 16 years. The payment continues to be paid in respect of children until their eighteenth birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Estimated expenditure on the scheme will be approximately €2.1 billion in 2023. There are currently no plans to extend Child Benefit in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance entitlement of the person concerned has been reviewed and it has been backdated to 28th October 2022. The payment of arrears for the period 28th October 2022 to 5th January 2023 will be available for collection at the person's nominated Post Office on Friday, 28th April 2023. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 19 April 2023. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Apr 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 16...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to Education Allowance provides income support for jobseekers and others in receipt of certain social welfare payments to pursue full-time courses of education at second or third level. The focus of the scheme is to help people improve their qualifications and therefore to improve their prospects of taking up employment. The Government has provided €49.1 million for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Report of the Child Maintenance Review Group was published last November. The Government accepted the Group's recommendations in relation to the social welfare system. I am pleased to say that, pending the introduction of the necessary legislation, my Department has already implemented some of the recommended changes on an administrative basis. As a result, my Department is no longer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 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 Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment for employees with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Parent’s Benefit is a scheme payable to parents who take parent’s leave from work. It is available in respect of any child born or placed with their adoptive parents from 1 November 2019. Parent’s Benefit provides seven weeks payment to each parent of a child aged under two years, or in the two years following an adoption, who is on Parent’s Leave from work to care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Treatment Benefit Scheme provides dental, optical and aural services to insured workers, the self-employed, retired people and their dependent spouse/partner who have the required number of social insurance (PRSI) contributions. In order to qualify, a person needs to have at least 260 PRSI contributions paid at either Class A, E, H, P or S, since first starting work, and also have 39...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Apr 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 14...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Apr 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 10...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Apr 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 received in that office on 11 January...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The main social welfare schemes for people who are unable to find full-time employment are the social insurance contribution-based Jobseeker's Benefit and the means-tested Jobseeker's Allowance. These schemes allow a person to work up to three days per week, where they are fully unemployed for at least four in any seven consecutive days. Among the qualifying conditions for both schemes are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance 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. A means review in this case was carried out on 2 February 2023. The rate of payment to the person concerned has now been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. The Government acknowledges the important role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The key role of my Department is to provide income supports where an income need may arise due to...