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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 23rd June 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware, I have asked the department to update the forms in question to ensure that a neutral wording in relation to payment options is provided and to also ensure that one payment option is not favoured over another. These amendments will be carried out over the next number of weeks. My officials have already commenced preparatory work on this process and I expect this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department was notified by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 17 June 2015 that the appeal for the person in question was upheld and was deemed to be medically suitable for the scheme. Her file has been passed to a deciding officer to implement the appeals officers’ decision and the person concerned will be notified in writing once full entitlement has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 8th May 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: One-Parent Family Payments (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of a jobseekers transition payment (JST). The person concerned has an entitlement of €177.80 per week having regard to her means from maintenance of €80.00 per week. In addition the person concerned has been informed, that there will be a deduction of €27.00 from her weekly JST payment in order to repay an overpayment that was assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's allowance (CA) is a payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to certain people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain limits. The department informs me that there is no application for CA by the person concerned currently registered. However I have arranged for an application form (CR1) to issue, which the person concerned should...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for and had his application for carer’s allowance backdated to the 25 July 2013. Arrears of allowance due from the 25 July 2013 to 10th December 2014 were issued to the person’s nominated bank account on the 30 June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Identity Card (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department of Social Protection has developed, in conjunction with a number of other Government Departments, a rules based standard for establishing and authenticating an individual’s identity for the purposes of access to public services. This programme of work, which is known as Standard Authentication Framework Environment, or SAFE for short, also provided for the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 09 April 2015. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on the 16 July 2015. Any arrears due from 09 April 2015 to 15 July 2015 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 06 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The overall concern of Government in its Budgets has been to protect the primary social welfare rates. Expenditure on pensions at approx. €6.675 billion is the largest block of expenditure in the Department in the Estimate for 2015, representing approx. 34.4% of overall expenditure. Because of demographic changes, the Department’s spending on older people is increasing year on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 29th May 2015, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services Provision (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: Child care is recognised as an issue for all working parents including lone parents. Child care policy, including the delivery and/or expansion of childcare services, is the responsibility of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Individuals can avail if required of the subsidised childcare supports provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. That Department...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 11 February 2015. First payment was on 22 April 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 11 June 2015. Payment will issue to his nominated Post Office on the 16 July 2015. Any arrears due from 11 June 2015 to 15 July 2015 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 2 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: As the Deputy is aware I have asked the Department to update the forms in question to ensure that a neutral wording in relation to payment options is provided and to also ensure that one payment option is not favoured over another. These amendments will be carried out over the next number of weeks. My officials have already commenced preparatory work on this process and I expect this work...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension (IP) with effective from the 17 April 2014 and was notified of this decision on the 20 May 2015. The first payment issued to her nominated bank account on the 11 June 2015. Arrears of €1,070.00 due from 17 April 2014 to 10 June 2015 (after overlapping social welfare payments in the period amounting to €20,836.60 and an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned applied for farm assist on 4th September 2014. His means for this claim were based on his assessed income during 2013. He appealed the means assessment of his farm income and an oral hearing was held on 11th March 2015. At the hearing, he indicated that he was particularly concerned that his expenditure for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 June 2015. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: During a recent review of the client's Rent Supplement, her rental rate was found to have increased to a rate outside of the maximum limit for her location and family composition and her payment was suspended. The client has been requested to seek a reduction to within the maximum limit. A Rent Supplement application has been issued to the client for confirmation of this reduction. This...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 23 April 2015. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 16 July 2015. Any arrears due from 23 April 2015 to 15 July 2015 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding overpayment) will issue in due course. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 2 July 2015. ...