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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 5 August 2015. The first payment was made to the person concerned by his chosen payment method on 16 December 2015. The person in question was in receipt of another social welfare payment during this period. Consequently, the amount of social welfare already paid must be calculated and deducted from any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 93 together. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 31 December 2015. The Social Welfare Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 21 October 2015. The first payment was made by his selected payment method on 5 January 2016. This included all arrears of payment due.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The application from the person concerned, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and he was notified in writing of this decision on 6 January 2016. The person was also notified of his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) on the grounds that, according to the evidence before him/her, he does not satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme. Notification of this decision issued on 23 October 2015. The person in question has lodged an appeal with the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 21 October 2015. On 1 December 2015, we requested the person in question to supply additional information in relation to his means which was omitted from the information supplied with the application. A decision will be made on his application for DA upon the receipt of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 1 September 2015. Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test. A person can be considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance is a payment made to persons suffering from a specified disability which causes them to be substantially restricted in obtaining and/or retaining employment suitable to their age, qualifications and experience. In addition, the person must satisfy a means test and be habitually resident in the State. The application from the person in question, based upon the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: At the outset, the Deputy may wish to note that overall policy in relation to the terms and conditions of employment of civil and public servants, including the age at which they may be required to retire, and the public service pension they may qualify for, are the responsibility of my colleague, Mr Brendan Howlin, T.D. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Social Welfare and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 provided that State pension age will be increased gradually to 68 years. This began in January 2014 with the abolition of the State pension (transition) available at 65, thereby standardising State pension age for all at 66 years. State pension age will increase further to 67 in 2021 and 68 in 2028. The changes introduced in 2011 were on foot of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 August 2015. The application has been referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess whether they are habitually resident, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Data (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The department does not maintain statistics, broken down by reason(s), in relation to disallowances of disability allowance (DA) applications. The following table relates to the total number of disability allowance decisions that were awarded and disallowed for each year from 2011 to 2015. Year Awarded * Disallowed 2011 9246 14116 2012 10400 14519 2013 12497 14691 2014 13876 12621...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Jan 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. A claim for IP was received from the person concerned on the 10 September 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: Social Welfare Payments Administration (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The recent Budget was designed to improve the lives and living standards of every person and every family in the country. The 2016 Budget package I introduced had four key aims, as follows: - To increase supports for pensioners aged 66 and over; - To strengthen supports for families with children; - To increase the momentum to date in helping jobseekers back to work; and - To provide...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance at the weekly rate of €33.60. Weekly means were assessed based on information and documentation supplied by the person concerned to the Department regarding his income. The person concerned has submitted an appeal to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. The appeal submission was forwarded to the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Jan 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. To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Ministerial Correspondence (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The Department’s Social Services Office Sligo received registered correspondence from the person concerned on 12 November 2015. Regrettably the correspondence has become mislaid. The Department apologises for this error. Through the help of your office, the Department has been able to contact the person concerned, who is away from their home at present. Arrangements have been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned submitted an application for state pension (transition) in May 2008. The pension was awarded with effect from 1 March 2008. The decision notification which issued on 22 July 2008, outlined that pension arrears (if due to be paid), would issue shortly thereafter. Social Welfare legislation requires that, in the first instance, due state pension arrears must be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Illness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. Following a change announced in Budget 2014 a customer is not entitled to illness benefit for the first 6 days of any period of incapacity for work. The person concerned made a claim to illness benefit from 14 December 2015 and returned to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Joan Burton: Illness Benefit is classed as a short term payment. The Christmas bonus does not apply to short term payments and, therefore, the person concerned has no entitlement to the bonus.