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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The social welfare system is designed to support a range of contingencies such as illness, unemployment, old age and widowhood. While it can happen that a person may experience more than one contingency at the same time, a general principle applies whereby even if a person experiences more than one of the contingencies at any one time, he or she receives only one of those payments. This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance in respect of the periods from 9 March 2009 to 19 Oct 2009, from 7 April 2011 to 31 Jan 2012 and from 19 March 2012 to 8 Jan 2013. He was also in receipt of Supplementary Welfare Allowance from 31 Jan 2013 to 18 June 2014. As a result of a review in June 2014, it was found that certain income from capital had not been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The criteria for participating on the Community Employment (CE) scheme are based on age and length of time in receipt of certain social welfare payments. At the time the person concerned commenced on the CE scheme, he was eligible to participate for a period of 52 weeks. This period was extended by a further 28 weeks which allowed him to participate for an overall period of 80 weeks....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is currently participating in the part-time job initiative (PTJI) scheme. The PTJI scheme is intended as a stepping stone to full-time work. It allows certain long-term unemployed people to take up part-time work and get a special weekly allowance instead of their jobseeker’s payment. A person is not placed on PTJI by the Department. They secure the part-time work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Properties Data (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: There are no vacant state properties or land, including car parks not in use, owned by my Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The pattern of participation on the Community Employment (CE) programme is dependent on the individual circumstance of each person and the length of time she has been in receipt of a CE-qualifying social welfare payment. In general, cumulative lifetime participation on CE by an individual will be limited to: - 3 years (156 weeks) for persons under 55 years of age; or - 6 years (312 weeks)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Please find attached a table showing the number of persons in and the location of Community Employment (CE) Schemes in Dublin 15 for each of the past five years: Community Employment projects located in Dublin 15 Current numbers at month-end March in each of the last 5 years Sponsor Year Location Project No Total Current Barnardos Mar-14 Dublin 15 741341139 32 Mar-15 Dublin 15 741442301...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: There is no legally mandated retirement age in the State, and the age at which employees retire is a matter for the contract of employment between them and their employers, whether they are in the public or private sector. The Department of Public Expenditure & Reform is responsible for the terms and conditions of employment and pensions of public servants, including the age at...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the department on 27 January 2016. The application was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for a report on the person’s means and circumstances. Once the SWI has submitted his/her report to DA section, a decision will be made on the application and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 21 January 2016. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 28 April 2016. Any arrears due from 21 January 2016 to 27 April 2016 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 12 April 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29 March 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers have been received in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Illness benefit is an income support payment for people of working age who are unable to work due to illness and who satisfy certain social insurance conditions. Since 5 January, 2009 new claims for illness benefit were limited to two years (or 624 days) duration. Prior to the introduction of these changes there was no limit on the amount of time for which illness benefit could be paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection, through the Community Welfare Service (CWS) provides assistance with income maintenance to homeless persons. The first point of contact for homeless clients to access this service is their local community welfare service. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 57,600 people for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 10 August 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have a disability whose effect is that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer’s allowance (CA) was in payment to the person concerned from 15 April 2010 to 27 January 2016. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the carer must remain resident in the State and must co-operate with a Social Welfare Inspector investigating continued entitlement. CA for the person concerned was suspended from 27 January 2016 due to evidence that the carer had left the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 11 June 2015. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on the 28 April 2016. Any arrears due from 11 June 2015 to 27 April 2016 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 14 April 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: As detailed to the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No 50 of 24 September 2015, the rate of Rent Supplement for the client concerned was increased as an exceptional measure due to extenuating family circumstances in September 2015. The client concerned is in receipt of their maximum entitlement to Rent Supplement based on their weekly means and family composition. As also...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The client concerned provided documentation to the Department confirming that she is in full time employment. Rent Supplement is not payable where a person or their spouse/partner is in full time employment of 30 hours or more per week. If there has been a change in circumstances, the client should reapply for Rent Supplement.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Free Travel Scheme permits customers to travel for free on most CIE public transport services, LUAS and a range of services offered by up to 80 private operators in various parts of the country. Free travel is also available on cross border journeys to and from Northern Ireland. Additionally, customers aged 66 years and over can travel for free on journeys within Northern Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (14 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The final phase of the one-parent family payment age reforms was introduced on 2 July, 2015, when the age of the youngest child for receipt of this payment was reduced to 7 years of age. Approximately 25,500 customers transitioned from the one-parent family payment scheme on that day. Between July 2015 and December 2015, a further 3,000 customers transitioned from the one-parent family...