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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of income supports for full-time carers including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Combined spending on all these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion.  Carer’s Allowance is the primary income support through which the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the attached tabular statement. Payment type Blind Pension Disability Allowance Domiciliary Care Allowance Disablement Pension Invalidity Pension Injury Benefit Cheque 0 198 10 1,232 38 85 EFT 705 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is included tables below and refers to all people in Cavan and Monaghan who received at least one payment in June 2022. Table 1: Recipients in Co Cavan Cheque EFT Post Office Back To Work Scheme 73 Back to Work Scheme Family Dividend 47 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 547 together. The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents.  Supports provided under the SWA scheme can consist of a basic weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence.  My Department will spend approximately €273 million this year on HHB. 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.  The package is also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 549 and 550 together. The Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme offers a safety net within the overall social welfare system by providing assistance to people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. The main purpose of the scheme is to provide immediate and flexible assistance to those in need. There...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, my Department can make additional needs payments to help meet expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income.  This is an overarching term used to refer to exceptional and urgent needs payments, and certain supplements to assist with ongoing or recurring costs that cannot be met from the client’s own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: There are currently 42 (full-time equivalent 38.9) Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) employed in Cork. The number of CWOs employed in Cork in each of the past five years is not readily available.  I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As a result of measures introduced in Budget 2022, the rates of Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit and Parent's Benefit were increased by €5 to €250 a week, effective from January 2022. Maternity Benefit is paid for 26 weeks. In 2022, it is estimated that my Department will spend in excess of €267 million on Maternity Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As of July 12th 2022, there were 10,846 recipients of the COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment, and at the end of June 2022 a total of 623 individuals had received payment from the COVID-19 Related Lay-off Payment Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of persons employed by my Department as at 30 April, 2022 is 6,781, which includes staff on temporary contract.  The number of staff who have been working remotely across business areas of my Department since March 2020 has been approximately 50% of the total staffing number, although this figure will have changed in more recent months, as restrictions have lifted,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Civil Service Departments and Offices have been responsive to and have been working in line with Government Covid-19 guidance. As an essential service, staff in my Department have continued, throughout the pandemic, to work both on site and remotely to deliver services to our customers. The number of staff who are working remotely at any one time across all business areas of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension disallow decisions issued from 2017 to end of second quarter 2022 are set out beneath.  Year No of disallow decisions issued End of second quarter 2022 2139 2021 4551 2020 5270 2019 4753 2018 4601 2017 4544 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.   All claim decisions taken by the Department’s Deciding Officers and Designated Persons are appealable to the Chief Appeals Officer.  In any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. The table below provides a breakdown of all 'live' appeals by scheme at the end of June 2022. Scheme Live Appeals at end June 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.   All claim decisions taken by the Department’s Deciding Officers and Designated Persons are appealable to the Chief Appeals Officer. In any year...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Intreo Centres provide support for people, including people with a disability or illness, in reaching their employment ambitions. While it is a condition for the receipt of Jobseekers Payment that the person is available for, capable of and is genuinely seeking work, if a particular scheme is more appropriate to the individual's circumstances, they will be supported in making an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides income supports for those unable to work due to illness or disability.  There is a range of schemes available to people who make Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Entitlement to such schemes is dependent on the individual's social insurance contribution record, the class of social insurance paid as well...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.  When an appeal is assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration the Appeals Officer makes a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is in receipt of state pension non-contributory at the maximum weekly payment rate, since 16 October 2015.  The person is also in receipt of fuel allowance, payable during the winter season.  Application forms for additional Increase for Living Alone payment and the Household Benefits Package payment have issued to the person concerned.The person has been...