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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Fuel Allowance scheme assists householders on long-term welfare with meeting the costs of their heating needs during the winter season. In order to qualify for the scheme a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment from the Department, live alone or only with one of a list of exempted persons and satisfy a means test. The criteria for Fuel Allowance are framed in order to direct...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Other than in exceptional circumstances, all payments of jobseeker’s allowance are in general made available to recipients by way of collection at their nominated post office. This is an essential control measure taken by the Department to guard against the possibility of fraud. Following the Deputy’s question the Intreo Centre has contacted the person concerned to explain...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) scheme is designed to support second chance education. It enables eligible persons to continue to receive income support for the duration of an approved educational course of study, subject to meeting certain conditions. The key objective of the BTEA is to target resources at those most distant from the labour market due to their lack of education or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for Carer’s Allowance from the person concerned on 23 June 2015. It is a condition for receipt of a carer’s allowance (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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 23rd June 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 9th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on 25th...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for Carer’s Allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 17 July 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 (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 17 September 2015. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned was found ineligible for Rent Supplement on 16th October 2015 as he is in full time employment. If they wish to re-apply as a result of a change in their circumstances, the client should submit a Rent Supplement Application for assessment to the Mid Leinster Rents Unit, PO Box 11758, Dublin 24. The Unit can be contacted by phone on LoCall 1890 800698.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The household benefits package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. The package is generally available to people living in the State, aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type payment or who satisfy a means test. It is a universal payment from the age of 70. The Department will spend approximately €227 million...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been receiving rent supplement from this Department since 3 May 2014. Following the Deputy’s question it has been established that the Rents Unit has not been informed of any change in the circumstances of the person concerned. To assist in the matter review forms and a request for relevant documentation have been sent to her, and upon receipt of this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: I was pleased to announce on Budget Day the payment of a 75% Christmas Bonus to all the schemes which received it in previous years, with the addition this year of the Back to Work Family Dividend. The bonus will be paid in the first week of December to over 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, including recipients of one-parent family payment. The Family Income Supplement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The Family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees on low earnings with families. The person concerned was in receipt of FIS at the weekly rate of €74 from October 2014 to October 2015. When she applied to have payment renewed in October 2015 her income was re-assessed taking into account her current circumstances. The persons assessable income and FIS...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been notified that disability allowance payment will be re-instated with effect from 21 October 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Pension Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned was disallowed on 11 February 2015 on the basis that his weekly means exceeded the statutory limit allowable. The person in question appealed this decision to the social welfare appeals office (SWAO) but the appeal was unsuccessful. It is open to the person concerned to submit a new application for DA and a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Security Authority Remit (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The payment to facilitate the licence has now been processed and will be paid into the relevant bank account on Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (3 Nov 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: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Given the complex and detailed nature of the Deputy’s request, it is not possible, in the timeframe available, for the Department to calculate the estimated full-year cost of increasing the maximum child age of the one-parent family payment (OFP) from its current threshold of seven years to fourteen years in 2016. The Department has, however, calculated that the full year cost, in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: Social welfare payments are paid on a household rather than individual basis. In this regard, for most working age social assistance payments, the qualified adult rate is paid at two-thirds the personal rate. The basis for this is that two individuals maintaining one household will incur lower costs than two people maintaining two separate households. On Budget Day 2016, I was pleased...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The disability allowance (DA) payment of the person concerned was suspended in mid-September because payment had not been collected from the Post Office within the time limit allowed. Following appropriate explanation from the person concerned, payment of DA was re-instated on 5 October 2015 and arrears due issued by cheque on 29 October 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of her child on the 28th July 2015. The application was not allowed as it was considered that the child did not meet the eligibility criteria for the allowance. A decision letter issued to her on the 27th October 2015. In the case of an application which is refused the applicant may submit additional information and...