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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The person in question has been awarded a disability allowance payment with effect from 4 February 2015. First payment will be on 27 May 2015 and any arrears due will follow shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned has been notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The existence of the State pension (transition) is historical and relates to the qualifying age for State pension (contributory) which, up until the early 1970s, was 70 years of age. State pension transition (known then as the Retirement Pension) was introduced at that time to bridge the gap for employees who had to retire at 65. The qualifying age for State pension (contributory) was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Numbers (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Projections in respect of the State pension (contributory) from the third Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund, which was published in 2012, are as follows – 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2066 State Pension (contributory) (€ Billion) 4.783 5.172 5.584 6.012 6.486 6.927 11.009 17.956 26.746 33.233 36.562 These projections were made on a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The estimated average weekly number of persons on the Live Register (LR) that underpins the Budget 2015 estimate for the Department is 337,800. There is no estimate, at this stage, of the average weekly number of persons on the LR for 2016 and later years. The estimate for 2016 and the associated resources required will be agreed in a budgetary context later this year with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned has been awarded a one-parent family payment. The first payment, including arrears, issued today, the 7thMay 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The Government already incentivises recruitment from the Live Register by means of the JobsPlus subsidy that pays employers up to €10,000 in respect of each employee recruited from the Live Register. The JobBridge scheme also incentivises employers to offer opportunities to people on the Live Register. In addition many public procurement contracts now contain a so called...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2ndMarch 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: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 14 February, 2014. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: There are a large number of schemes, and specific measures contained within schemes, that are of benefit to older people under the social welfare code. The most notable of these, which are exclusively for those over the age of 66, are the State pensions (contributory and non-contributory). State pensions account for the single largest block of social welfare expenditure, and while...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the deputy is detailed in the tabular statements. Tabular statements Recipients of Carer’s Allowance/Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and Respite Care Grant 2010-14 Year Carer’s Allowance Carer’s Benefit Domiciliary Care Allowance Respite Care Grant 2010 50,577 1,642 23,428 75,000 2011 51,666 1,637 24,101 77,000 2012 52,209 1,638...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: I am informed by the Department that disability allowance arrears will issue to the person in question in the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: My Department is committed to ensuring that the correct payment issues to the appropriate person in a timely manner and to achieve this aim for jobseeker payments it is necessary to administer two separate systems for those who are partially employed each week. Where a person’s work pattern does not fluctuate from week to week, arrangements are put in place for the employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Carer's allowance is a payment made to persons who are providing full time care and attention to certain elderly people or to people with disabilities and whose income falls below certain limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided, and the means test which applies is satisfied. The department informs...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Losses (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: It is always a matter of deep regret when a business closes suddenly. In cases whereby prior notification of business closures are received by this Department, planned engagements to notify and inform employees of their entitlements and of the supports available may be considered on a case by case basis. In this particular case this opportunity was not afforded to this Department. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned attended the Intreo Centre in Parnell St with her social worker and made an application for supplementary welfare allowance. The Designated Person requested her to provide some additional information in support of her application in relation to her means. As the department was advised that she was not living alone, information will therefore need to be provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: The application from the person in question was disallowed on 27 March 2015 on the basis that he is deemed unsuitable on medical grounds for the disability allowance scheme. The person concerned was advised of the option to submit further medical evidence or lodge an appeal directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. To date neither option has been exercised.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with a specified disability whose income falls below certain limits and who are aged between 16 and are under 66. The main legislation relating to DA is contained in Chapter 10 (PART 3) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 as amended, and Chapter 5 (PART 3) of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control)...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Expenditure on the one parent family payment (OFP) scheme is estimated to be €607million in 2015 with almost 70,000 recipients. However, despite considerable investment, the scheme has not succeeded in preventing lone parents from being significantly more at risk of consistent poverty than the population as a whole. In 2004, at the height of the economic boom, lone parents...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (12 May 2015)

Joan Burton: Disability allowance arrears will issue to the person in question in the next few days.