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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Increase for qualified adult (IQA) is a means-tested payment, payable to State pension (contributory) claimants 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. The Increase for Qualified Adult Allowance was awarded to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make additional needs payments to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that cannot be met from the customer’s own resources, and which are deemed to be necessary. The schemes are demand led and payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body under the aegis of my Department, with responsibility for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy on a wide range of public and social services. CIB provides some services directly to the public and directly funds and supports a number of companies to provide other services,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Sign Language (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) is supported and funded through the Citizens Information Board (CIB), the statutory body under the aegis of my Department. Section 9 of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 sets out support for access to events, services and activities for users of Irish Sign Language. SLIS, with the support of CIB, have been progressing the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 14 October 2018. Calculation of entitlement to State pension (contributory) is based on their social insurance record from their date of entry into insurable employment until pension age. PRSI for self-employed was introduced from 6 April 1988. Under social welfare legislation, if an applicant became a self-employed contributor on 6 April...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make additional needs payments to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that cannot be met from the customer’s own resources, and which are deemed to be necessary. This is an overarching term used to refer to exceptional and urgent needs payments, and certain supplements to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly allowance payable in respect of a child aged under 16, who has a severe disability and requires continual or continuous care and attention in the home, substantially over and above the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age and the child must be likely to require this level of care for at least 12 months. An application in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April to assist households with their energy costs. Under the current qualifying conditions for fuel allowance a person must satisfy all the qualifying criteria including the household composition...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Increase for a Qualified Child is a child-related supplement to most weekly social welfare payments in recognition of the need for greater incomes among benefit-dependent households with dependent children. The payment is generally made until the child reaches age 18 but where the child continues in full-time education, the payment can continue up to age 22 or up to the end of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Illness Benefit is the primary short term income support provided by my Department to those who are unable to work due to illness of any type and who are covered by social insurance. Eligibility for Illness Benefit depends on the person’s PRSI record and class. People must have made the required number of contributions in Class A, E, H or P to qualify. Currently there are no plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: One-Parent Family Payment is a means-tested payment which is made to men or women who are caring for a child or children without the support of a partner and whose youngest child is aged under 7. The Jobseeker's Transitional Payment is then available where the youngest child is aged between 7 and 14, subject to the qualifying criteria. Social welfare legislation provides that, for social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: This Government acknowledges the important contribution that carers provide and is fully committed to supporting them in that role. Accordingly, the current State Pension (Contributory) system gives significant recognition to those whose work history includes an extended period of time outside the paid workforce, often to raise families or to provide another full-time caring role. PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. The current* average processing times for an appeal with the Social Welfare Appeals Office are 17.4 weeks for summary decision, or 33.0 weeks for decision by way of oral...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 together. Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department may make Additional Needs Payments to help meet expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income. This is an overarching term used to refer to exceptional and urgent needs payments, and certain supplements to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 02 December 2022 On 13 December 2022, the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on his eligibility. On 04 January 2023, the person concerned called the office asking for an extension of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is repaying an overpayment to my Department which currently stands at €37,526.98. The person is repaying this overpayment at an amount of €33 per week which is equivalent to 15% of his Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) payment. Following the Deputy’s representation and on the basis of the person’s circumstances, this repayment has been reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The requirements for birth registration are set out in Part 3 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 (the Act), as amended. These include the recording of details, known as the required particulars, which are required to be given to a registrar by the parent or parents of the child. The details required to be recorded and which appear in a birth certificate are set out in Part 1 of the First...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension (IP) with effect from 22 December 2022 and will receive his first payment to his nominated bank account on 02 March 2023. Any arrears due from 22 December 2022 to 01 March 2023 will issue shortly. The person in question was notified of this decision on 10 February 2023. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. The payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) is paid from late September to April. The Fuel Allowance for the person concerned was awarded from 06 January 2023. They were notified in writing on 28 January 2023. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The rent supplement scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people, including those who are in receipt of disability allowance, living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. Responsibility for the provision of rental assistance to those in social...