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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. My department received an application for IP from the person concerned on 28 June 2022.  Based on the information supplied, it was refused on the grounds that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Social welfare legislation provides that means tests take account of the income and assets of the person (and their spouse or partner, if applicable) applying for the relevant scheme.  The means assessment includes income from sources such as employment, self-employment, occupational pensions and maintenance payments.  It also includes property owned other than the family home and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2023, the Social Protection budget has been designed to assist people with cost of living increases through a mix of lump sum payments, increases to weekly payment rates and an expansion of the fuel allowance scheme. The measures introduced include the provision of a one-off €500 Cost-of-Living lump sum, which will be paid in November 2022 to recipients of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The €500 Cost of Living payment referred to by the Deputy is a lump sum payment to those carers who are eligible for the Carer’s Support Grant. Unlike the annual Carer’s Support Grant, which is paid in respect of each person being cared for, this is a single lump sum paid to the carer, irrespective of the number of persons being cared for. This payment will be made in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 and 524 together. As is the case with any large customer service organisation my Department is constantly reviewing and refining its operational procedures and management structures. As part of this ongoing process in 2021 my Department made some changes to management reporting lines as well as how it organised the processing of Intreo centre claims so as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Property covered by the capital assessment rules includes second houses and/or any other buildings or land owned but not personally used or enjoyed as the principal residence or farming business. The house in which a person resides – their principal residence or home - together with furniture and personal effects, is not assessed. Property must be capable of being sold, let or put to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Property covered by the capital assessment rules includes second houses and/or any other buildings or land owned but not personally used or enjoyed as the principal residence or farming business. The house in which a person resides – their principal residence or home - together with furniture and personal effects, is not assessed. Property must be capable of being sold, let or put to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, I have secured a package of almost €2.2 billion for Social Protection measures as part of Budget 2023. This represents the largest Budget package for the Department of Social Protection in the history of the State and will help to support our pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, lone parents and families during this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: State pension (non-contributory) is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the State, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. Items which count as means include cash income, including foreign pensions, the value of any property (excluding a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisors is subject to Section 11 of the Public Service Management (PSMA) Act 1997. The appointment of individual Special Advisors is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Before the introduction of temporary public health measures in March 2020, the default payment method for Jobseekers was cash collection at a post office. The requirement to physically present at a post office to collect a welfare payment is an important financial control. This is particularly important for Jobseekers as the qualifying criteria for that scheme include being resident in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: When a person is in receipt of disability allowance (DA) and their child is in full-time education, an increase for qualified child (IQC) will be paid up to 22 years of age or up to the end of the academic year in which he or she reaches 22. The person concerned was requested to submit confirmation of participation in full-time education in respect of one particular child on 13 September...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 23 February 2022 Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that they were substantially restricted in taking up employment and on the grounds that they were not found to be habitually resident in the state. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, my Department will spend approximately €1.2 billion in social welfare measures during the coming months to help individuals and families through this difficult period. One of these measures is the Autumn Cost of Living Double Payment which will be paid to those schemes which are eligible to receive the Christmas Bonus, with one...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all customers. Where a GP vacates a practice and the locum who replaces them has not previously been issued a DSP panel number by my Department, the practice concerned notifies my Department and the locum is asked to complete an application as soon as possible. Pending approval and assignment of a panel number, paper certification...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, I have secured a package of almost €2.2 billion for Social Protection measures as part of Budget 2023.  This represents the largest Budget package for the Department of Social Protection in the history of the State and will help to support our pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, lone parents and families during this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves. In 2021, Child Benefit was paid to 630,000 customers in respect of 1.2 million children. The number of Child Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned reached pension age on 24 August 2022 and their application for State pension (contributory) was received on 08 August 2022. The person concerned was initially disallowed State Pension (contributory) as they did not have the requisite 520 paid contributions. They were notified of this decision in writing on 22 August 2022. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Cost of Living Disability Support Grant of €500 will be made to those currently on a Disability Payment (Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension & Blind Pension) The person concerned is not in receipt of disability allowance (DA) as they are in receipt of state pension non contributory As the person concerned is not in receipt of a qualifying payment, they will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2023, the Social Protection budget has been designed to assist people with cost of living increases through a mix of lump sum payments, increases to weekly payment rates and an expansion of the fuel allowance scheme. The measures introduced include the provision of a one-off €500 Cost-of-Living payment, which will be paid in November 2022 to recipients of the...