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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel allowance (FA) is a means tested payment, payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. The person concerned was awarded FA with effect from 17 November 2021 and he was also awarded living alone allowance (LAA) and telephone support allowance (TSA) from this date. On 19 November 2021 a letter issued informing them of this. Their first payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has not yet applied for fuel allowance. I have arranged for an application form to be issued to them. On receipt of a completed application, the person’s eligibility for fuel allowance will be determined by a Deciding Officer and they will be notified of the outcome. Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to is in receipt of invalidity pension, awarded to her on 03 December 2021 with effect from 07 October 2021. She received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 16 December 2021 and received arrears due from 07 October 2021 to 15 December 2021 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) on 13 January 2022. The person in question was notified of the decision...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to was awarded invalidity pension with effect from 28 October 2021 and received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 06 January 2022. She received all arrears due for the period 28 October 2021 to 05 January 2022 on 13 January 2022. The person in question was notified of this decision on 22 December 2021. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned reached pension age on 1 November 2012 but has not yet applied for State pension (contributory). Under current eligibility conditions, an individual must have 520 full-rate paid contributions in order to qualify for standard State pension (contributory). 520 full-rate contributions equate to 10 years of full-rate insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Person concerned applied for Jobseekers Allowance on the 20th of September 2021 and requested a backdate of the application to May 2021. Jobseekers Allowance was awarded from the 20th of September 2021. However the backdate was disallowed as the customer was not in the State between May 2021 and the 11th of September 2021. The person concerned signed documentation to confirm they were out...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Person concerned applied for Fuel Allowance on the 18th October 2021, They were contacted by the Deciding officer on the 19th of October 2021 and advised to submit a letter of attendance for either School or University in respect of their child who is over 18 years of age. This documentation is required to ascertain if there is an entitlement to fuel in the household. The requested...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks ( a total of €924 each year) from October to April, The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. One allowance is paid per household. Qualifying payments for Fuel Allowance are those payments that are considered long term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Back to Education Allowance is a non-statutory scheme administered by my Department. As such, decisions cannot be appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, but decisions can be reviewed by another Officer of my Department. The person concerned applied for Back to Education Allowance on 28 September 2021. This application was refused on 01 October 2021 on the grounds that they were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme, my Department can make a single Exceptional Needs Payment to help meet essential, once-off expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. There is no automatic entitlement to these payments which are payable at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme, taking into account the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 11 January 2022. Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is generally...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 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. I can confirm that the person concerned is in receipt of CA in respect of her care recipient since 31 May 2012. Once...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person referred to is in receipt of an invalidity pension (IP), awarded to her on 20 September 2021 with effect from 01 July 2021. She received her first payment to her nominated bank account on 07 October 2021 and arrears due from 20 September 2021 to 06 October 2021 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) issued on 04 November 2021. The person in question was notified of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 2 November 2021. Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) is a weekly allowance paid to people who have insufficient income to meet their needs and those of their families. If a person has claimed a social welfare payment but it has not yet been paid and they have no other income, they may qualify for basic SWA while awaiting a decision on their claim. The person concerned applied for a basic SWA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that there is no statutory compulsory retirement age for employees in Ireland. Responsibility for setting retirement age is a matter for the employer/employee relationship and the contract of employment. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has made rulings in a series of age-discrimination cases concerning Directive 2000/78/EC, which prohibit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not paid for advertising or features in the magazine specified.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The State Pension (Contributory) is a PRSI-based pension, financed by contributions made by current workers and their employers, and paid to pensioners, at a rate based upon their PRSI record when working. A person is required to have a minimum of 520 paid reckonable PRSI contributions in order to qualify for the State Pension (Contributory). T he actuarial value of the State Pension is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Provision (22 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not, at any time, been the beneficiary of an award bestowed by the cited publication.