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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer's allowance from the person concerned on the 7 September 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the department on 04 August 2015. The claim was disallowed on 29 September 2015 and the person in question was notified of the decision and the reason(s) for it and of her rights of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review of this decision. This review is ongoing and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The administrative guidelines in respect of employment schemes stipulate that scheme participants can only be paid Fuel Allowance where they had applied for or were awarded Fuel Allowance prior to commencing on the scheme and where they satisfy or continue to satisfy the conditions. The person concerned has been a participant on the Kildare Centre for the Unemployed Community Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: In self-employment cases, income is taken to be the gross profit less allowable work-related expenses over 12 months. The net profit is taken as means. Business-related allowable expenses may include depreciation of machinery or equipment where appropriate to the nature of the self-employment. Any drawings taken from the business are not an allowable expense. However, where a person has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. The cost implications of an In Work Benefit proposal are very complex to estimate and require significant resources to prepare. A significant effort is also required to test the robustness of any calculations. In the first instance a significant effort would have be invested in establishing how an in work benefit scheme would...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The State pension is a very valuable benefit and is the bedrock of the Irish pension system. Therefore, it is important to ensure that those qualifying have made a sustained contribution to the Social Insurance Fund over their working lives. State pensions account for the single largest block of social welfare expenditure, and while expenditure on pensions is increasing because of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 16 September 2015. The first payment will be made by his selected payment method on 30 December 2015. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if applicable).

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (15 Dec 2015)

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. The PRSI conditions are that a person must have a minimum of 39 reckonable contributions paid or credited in the tax year governing the claim. Claims made in 2015 are governed by the 2013 tax year and only Classes A, E, H, and P...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 97 together. The current free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by almost 80...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is working on a casual basis and as such her means have been assessed based on documentation provided. Her claim has been reviewed taking into consideration the documentation provided by the Deputy and it has been confirmed that she is in receipt of the correct rate of payment. It is open to the person concerned to request a review of her means if there is a change in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for carer’s allowance in respect of the person concerned was awarded on 3 December 2015 and the first payment will issue to the person’s nominated post office on 24 December 2015. The person concerned has been notified directly with the details of this decision. Arrears of allowance due from 20 August 2015 to 23 December 2015 will issue to the nominated post...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned currently is in receipt of a weekly social welfare payment with which Christmas bonus is not payable. An application for DA was submitted on 6 July 2015. Based upon the evidence supplied, it was refused on medical grounds and on the grounds that he failed to supply information requested by a deciding officer and which was necessary to establish his means and other...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: Firstly, on behalf of myself and the Department, I would like to offer the person in question our sincere sympathies on her bereavement. Carer’s allowance (CA) was awarded to the person concerned on 13 August 2015 and was awarded for the period 4 June 2015 to 2 September 2015. This covers 6 weeks payment after the death of the person being cared for and the Carer’s Support...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 7 October 2015. The first payment will issue on 6 January 2016. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if applicable).

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned is in receipt of their maximum entitlement to Rent Supplement based on her weekly income from One Parent Family payment and maintenance. The Department requested the client provide an up to date Rent Supplement form and lease agreement confirming any increase in her monthly rent on 9 December 2015. On receipt of same, client’s ongoing entitlement can be reassessed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the above named person was in receipt of disability allowance (DA) at the maximum rate up to 24 November 2015. Following a review of her entitlement recently, it was established that the person concerned had means derived from spouse’s employment. On 1 December 2015, based upon payslips provided, a deciding officer decided that the person concerned had a reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Transport Costs (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: A recurring expense such as providing transport to college is not a matter for the Department as this not a once-off/unexpected cost. However, if the family have an exceptional or unexpected cost at any time they can apply under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme, for a single payment to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: An additional payment bonus for recipients of long-term social welfare payments is provided for under the Social Welfare (Temporary Provisions) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 529 of 2015). The regulations provide that named long-term welfare payments will attract a once-off additional sum of money known as the Christmas bonus. Jobseeker’s benefit is not specified as a scheme to attract...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 122 together. The Christmas Bonus was introduced in 1980 and was paid annually, at varying rates, until it was abolished in 2009. Last year, I was pleased to partially restore the Bonus, with a 25% payment, and on Budget Day this year, I announced that a 75% Christmas Bonus would be paid to over 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on the 11 September 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.