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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The table below shows the number of claims registered for various social welfare schemes over the 12 month period from April 2021 to March 2022. Scheme Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 State Pension (Contributory) 3,283 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The table below shows the numbers of recipients of state pension non-contributory at the end of December 2020 and December 2021. As the scheme is demand led and means tested, it is not possible to predict the extent to which this number is likely to fluctuate in future years. Year Number of recipients 2021 95,010 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The attached tabular statement outlines the monthly recipients of Child Benefit in April 2020, April 2021 and April 2022. There was a fall in recipients of approximately 0.2% between 2020 and 2021, followed by an increase of approximately 0.4% between 2021 and 2022. By close of business on 1st May 2022, there were 6,104 awarded child benefit claims awarded to people fleeing the conflict in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, my Department can make a single Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. An urgent needs payment (UNP) may be made to persons who may not normally qualify for supplementary welfare allowance but who have an urgent need...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the person referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued to her on 12th May 2022 providing her with her PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: This question relates to Action no. 60 of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (Health and Wellbeing section). which is assigned to the Department of Health under the Strategy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is currently undertaking a significant expansion of public employment services, through an open and competitive public procurement process. In particular, specialised employment services for those farthest from the labour market - previously available in just twelve counties - will soon be available State-wide for the first time. In the first phase of this procurement,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Social Protection I regularly meet with stakeholders in the community and voluntary sector, such as St. Vincent de Paul, through events such as the annual pre-budget forum. I value the informed views and opinions of these organisations. I am very aware of the challenges facing low-income households as a result of the recent increases in consumer prices. These increases,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Public Services Cards (PSC) are produced following the authentication of a person's identity via the SAFE registration process. Accordingly, there are no direct applications for PSCs. The records of my Department show that a total of 3.6 million persons have been SAFE registered and had a PSC issued to them. In 2021, my Department issued 442,000 PSCs of which 150,000 were issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In order to qualify for a payment of Illness Benefit a person must be medically certified as being incapable of attending work due to illness and satisfy prescribed PRSI contribution conditions. The person concerned does not meet the PRSI conditions and therefore does not qualify for a payment. A letter issued to her dated the 9th May 2022 explaining the decision in full. If the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of the Department the person has a total of 938 full rate paid and credited contributions for the period 1960/61 to 2010. This is equivalent to a yearly average of 18 which qualifies her for a reduced rate pension currently payable at €190.00. A yearly average of 48 is required for entitlement to a maximum rate pension. The person’s total...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was introduced in response to the unprecedented disruption to the labour market caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Over the course of the pandemic, over 880,000 individuals received support under the scheme. Following the full lifting of public health restrictions earlier this year, the scheme has now been wound down. The phased closure of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Staff (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Employment Services Managers are Assistant Principals (APs) responsible for the delivery of the Public Employment Services (including Activation services) within their respective Areas. Their Employment Services Areas span a number of Intreo Offices. Their teams of Higher Executive Officers (HEOs) and Executive Officers (EOs) deliver Activation services. There are a total of 394 officials...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability. It is important to note that entitlement to these supports is generally not contingent on the nature of the illness or disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work. Budgetary provision is not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 to 281, inclusive, together. Disability Allowance and Blind Pension are means tested social assistance schemes, which are also subject to a medical assessment and habitual residency requirement. Both schemes are structured to support recipients to avail of opportunities to pursue their own employment ambitions, be that self-employment or insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care...

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

Heather Humphreys: The total amount of Rent Supplement paid by the Department of Social Protection in 2021 was €122.96 million. The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source. The scheme ensures that those who...

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

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,506 schools and organisations benefitting 230,000 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 policies to...

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

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this person on 30 March 2022. On 6 May 2022 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on their eligibility. On receipt of this information a decision will be made on their DA application and the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (11 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB), under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection, is the statutory body with responsibility for the Citizens Information Service (CIS). CIB provides funding to 22 companies in order to deliver services on its behalf. This includes eight CIS companies that operate a national network of Citizens Information Centres, including South Leinster CIS which...