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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 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: Water Conservation Grant Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department is administering the Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. The regulations governing the Water Conservation Grant are set out in the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015. Statutory Instrument 434 of 2015 provided for the extension of the deadline for the submission of a completed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 01 July 2015. The first payment will issue to the person in question on 27 April 2016. Arrears will issue once any necessary adjustment are made in respect of other overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding payments.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Waiting Times (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 31 July 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 16 September 2015. Additional information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Expenditure (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection is administering the Water Conservation Grant on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community, and Local Government. As of 4 April 2016, a total of 889,498 grant applications have been submitted by householders and processed. The administration and payment of this grant is a significant project for the Department and required the development and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 16 December 2015. The average time taken to award a new claim is currently 19 weeks. Delays can be caused by the customer failing to provide full information with their application. Once this application is processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned and disability allowance from the care recipient on 3 February 2016. The application is currently being examined and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 3 February 2016. Once this application is processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. In the meantime, if the means of the person concerned are insufficient to meet his needs he can apply for a means-tested supplementary welfare allowance from his local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received a Family Income Supplement application on 02 December, 2015 from the person concerned. A letter was issued on 11 December, 2015 to the person concerned requesting her to provided further information from the United Kingdom authorities in relation to her spouse. This information has not been received to date. When this information is received, her claim...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 12 November 2015. The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 23 January 2016. The person was also notified of his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the above named is currently in receipt of disability allowance. Deductions of €28.20 per week are in place as the person concerned has an outstanding debt owing to the department. The debt recovery unit have examined the documents submitted by the person concerned outlining his outgoings and they have agreed to reduce his weekly deductions to €15.00, commencing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Partial capacity benefit (PCB) is a statutory scheme, introduced by the Department in 2012, which is open to people who currently are in receipt of illness benefit for a minimum of 6 months or are in receipt of invalidity pension. Participation on the PCB scheme is voluntary – its objective is to support people in receipt of those payments who acknowledge that they may have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: In order to qualify for social welfare payments in Ireland an applicant must satisfy the eligibility criteria applicable to the scheme concerned. Such criteria in the cases of rent supplement and jobseeker’s allowance include a means test, and satisfying the habitual residence condition. In all cases, decisions on the eligibility of persons to these schemes are made following...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: Eligibility for this Benefit is based on a person’s PRSI record. To qualify in 2016, the customer must have: 1. At least 260 PRSI contributions paid at Class A, E, H, or P since first starting work, and 2. At least 39 such contributions paid or credited in 2014. While the customer meets the first condition she does not meet the second, and as a result does not qualify for benefit in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 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 4 January 2016. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Joan Burton: This is demonstrated by the fact that more than 20,000 rent supplement tenancies were awarded last year at an average of €1,600 a month. Where a family struggles to find or retain accommodation, the Department is actively helping them and awarding increased rent supplement to do so on a case-by-case basis.

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Joan Burton: The targeted approach has assisted more than 7,100 people. We have also spent €1.4 million on 2,500 rent deposits over the past year. These facts are ignored frequently by people.

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Joan Burton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this critical debate. In regard to Deputy Finian McGrath's contribution, the homeless figures are not static. For example, last year 2,000 people and families left homelessness but unfortunately other people have since become homeless. As the Minister, Deputy Kelly, said, 17,000 people will be housed through a variety of mechanisms. Also, on...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Joan Burton: -----will be increasingly important in this context. The housing assistance payment will gradually replace rent supplement in the context of long term housing need.