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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, legally and 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. For the purposes of the means test, at application stage and through the lifetime of a claim, an applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions such as that the carer cares for the person full time, the carer lives with the person they are caring for or they are contactable quickly by a direct system of communication...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The School Meals Programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,700 schools and organisations and benefitting 260,000 children. The objective of the programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Disability allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test. A completed application form for DA must be submitted to the Department in order to have eligibility checked...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the first person concerned made an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) following a disallowance of his Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) claim. JA is a means-tested payment made to people who are unemployed and who do not qualify for Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker’s Benefit for the Self-Employed. During the course of a review...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 490 together. Deserted Wife's Benefit is a payment made to a woman deserted by her husband. Entitlement to the payment is based on social insurance contributions paid by the woman or her husband as well as a number of other qualifying criteria. The Deserted Wife's Benefit scheme was closed off to new applications with effect from 2 January 1997, when...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Cost of Living Support is a lump-sum measure that will support social welfare recipients who rely on their social welfare payments for financial support through the ongoing cost of living crisis. The Support will be paid in October 2022 on the same basis as the Christmas Bonus, with the additional removal of the 12-month duration requirement resulting in short term Jobseekers and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 19 April 2008. An application for the state Pension non-contributory was received on 21 January 2008. Their entitlement under the state pension non-contributory was assessed. However, as the qualified adult payment was financially more beneficial than the state pension non-contributory, they continued to receive that payment. On 24 February 2022 an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This Government acknowledges the important role that carers play in society and is fully committed to supporting them in that role. Accordingly, the current State Pension (Contributory) system includes a range of measures including PRSI credits, Homemaking Disregards and HomeCaring Periods to recognise caring periods (of up to 20 years) outside of paid employment in the calculation of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, my Department will spend approximately €1.2 billion on a range of lump-sum payments during the coming months to help individuals and families through this difficult period. I can confirm that the relevant payments will be paid to each eligible recipient in a household. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides two main payment method options for its customers: payments in cash at post offices or payments direct to customer accounts in financial institutions. My Department intends, where possible, to continue to offer its many customers the choice of being paid in cash at the post office or directly into an account in a financial institution by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 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 Carer’s Support Grant, which is paid in respect of each person being cared for, the new lump sum payment is a single lump sum paid to the carer, irrespective of the number of persons being cared for, in response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 08 June 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. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 09 July 2022 and was also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A new Public Services Card showing the married name of the person concerned has been ordered and will issue in the coming days. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

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. Under the current qualifying conditions, a person will not qualify for fuel allowance if they are in receipt of disablement benefit. As the person concerned is in receipt of the state pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), my Department is providing income support and employment services to assist those people arriving in Ireland who have fled the war in Ukraine. As of 5 October, a total of 56,445 Public Personal Service Numbers or PPSNs have been allocated. Of these 36,104 were in respect of people aged between 18 – 65. Officers from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The system of social assistance supports provides payments based on an income need. The means test plays a critical role in determining whether or not an income need arises as a consequence of a particular contingency – such as disability, unemployment or caring. This ensures that the recipient has a verifiable income need and that resources are targeted to those who need them most....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 07 September 2022. The first payment will be made by her chosen payment method on 26 October 2022 Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments (if applicable). Based on the information provided to the Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of the cost of living measures announced alongside Budget 2023, people in receipt of the Carer's Support Grant will receive a lump sum payment of €500 in November 2022. I can confirm that one payment will be made per recipient of the Carer's Support Grant. If a person receives multiple Carer's Support Grants, they will receive one lump sum payment. Those receiving a weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, my Department will spend approximately €1.2 billion in measures during the coming months to help individuals and families through this difficult period. The Autumn Cost of Living Double Payment will be paid to those schemes which are eligible to receive the Christmas Bonus, with one important addition - the removal of the 12-month...