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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: 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 payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (28 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In line with a commitment in Our Rural Future, I launched the Transitional LEADER Programme which came into effect from 1 April 2021 and will run to the end of 2022. A total of €70 million is being made available over this programming period. €65 million of this budget is available to LAGs who deliver the programme and approve projects at local level.  This allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: To date no application for invalidity pension has been received from the person concerned. I can confirm that my Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this person on 30 March 2022. On 22 April 2022 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on his eligibility. On receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (27 Apr 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. The CIB funds and supports eight regional Citizens Information Services (CIS) companies. Each CIS is a limited company overseen by a regional manager and board of directors. Each company is responsible for all matters and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (27 Apr 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. The CIB funds and supports eight regional Citizens Information Services (CIS) companies. Each CIS is a limited company overseen by a regional manager and board of directors. Each company is responsible for all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 25 January 2022.  The application was awarded to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment (JST) is a special arrangement under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that aims to support lone parents into the workforce while they have young children.  The One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is a payment for people under 66 who are bringing children up without the support of a partner. Table 1 shows the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971 and 972 together. The Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment is a provision under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that is available to lone parents, both former OFP recipients and new lone parents, who are not co-habiting and have a youngest child aged 7 or over but under age 14.  As such, the means rules of the Jobseekers Allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for Statutory Redundancy  was received by the Department on 10 February 2021.  This application related to an employment which had terminated on 20 April 2019.  Under Section 24 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967, in order to qualify for Statutory Redundancy, claims must be submitted no less than 52 weeks after the date...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. The main eligibility conditions for receipt of fuel allowance are that a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, satisfy a means test and live alone or with other qualifying persons.  The current threshold for the fuel allowance...