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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Feb 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 26 January 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned provided documentation confirming his wife is currently in full-time employment and therefore does not qualify for Rent Supplement. The client has been advised to provide up to date payslips should their circumstances change.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (12 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was claiming jobseeker’s allowance at the Social Welfare Local Office in Clondalkin from 30thSeptember 2011 until 22ndJuly 2014. Her claim was closed as a result of her not providing information which had been requested by the office with regard to her means. The person concerned then commenced a full-time college course of her own accord in September 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The client concerned has been requested to provide the Department with documentation outlining any change in their circumstances. On receipt of same the client's rate of Rent Supplement entitlement can be assessed.

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

Joan Burton: The person in question is currently receiving carer’s allowance (CA) for the care of her daughter. The weekly CA payment she receives is €218.90 per week. This payment consists of a personal rate of €204.00 and €14.90 (half-rate) increase for qualified child (IQC) for the child dependent who is in full time education. The person concerned is also in receipt of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 08thDecember 2014. Following receipt of additional information the Appeals Officer has set...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: There was a total of 4,738 recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit at the end of January 2015 who were 65 years of age and over. A further 2,812 persons in this age category were signing for credits at that date. A breakdown of these claimants is detailed in the tabular statement. Jobseeker scheme recipients aged 65 years or over at the end of January 2015 ...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: Information relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report persons on the live register living in a particular area at present. Location information in respect of people on the live register is however recorded on the basis of the local office/Intreo centre which is used to serve...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Home-makers Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The homemaker’s scheme was introduced in 1994 to make qualification for State pension contributory (SPC) easier for those who take time out of the workforce for caring duties. The scheme allows up to 20 years spent caring for children under 12 years of age, or incapacitated people, to be disregarded when a person’s social insurance record is being calculated for pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collated in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Numbers (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and has been requested. The Department will contact the Deputy directly when the information becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (11 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Intreo Centre in Parnell Street caters for well in excess of 10,000 clients, many of whom have regular engagements of various types with the office. In the context of such a large clientele, the amount of complaints received concerning the office is minimal. The most recent statistics available show that in the last 3 months there has been less than 10 complaints received via the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: Employer PRSI is payable on earnings at the rate of 10.75% in respect of weekly earnings in excess of €356 and at 8.5% on weekly earnings of €356 or less. As part of the 2011 Jobs Initiative, the Minister for Finance announced the halving of the 8.5% rate of employer PRSI to 4.25%, as a means of helping job creation and improving labour cost competitiveness, particularly in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department will spend approximately €227 million this year on the household benefits package, including more than €54 million for the free television licence scheme, for approximately 415,000 customers. Free television licences are available as part of the household benefits package for people who are permanently resident within this jurisdiction and who are over 70 or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Report on Pension Charges 2012, undertaken at my request, was the first comprehensive study of the area. The report, which can be accessed on the welfare.ie website, was undertaken by my Department working with the Central Bank and the then Pensions Board. It gathered information on the level of pension charges levied during the pension-saving cycle from initial set-up, to on-going...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget Measures (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department recently published the social impact assessment of the main welfare and tax measures for 2015, including the new water charges package. Social impact assessment is an evidence-based methodology which estimates the likely effects of welfare and tax policies on households across income levels and social groups. The assessment was prepared by the Department, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to convene an oral hearing in this case. Every effort will be made to hear the case as quickly as possible and the appellant will be informed when arrangements for the oral hearing have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: As stated to the Deputy in my replies to Question No 182 on 27 January 2015 and Question No 76 on 5 February 2015, the person concerned submitted an application for One Parent Family Payment on 30 October 2014. The One Parent Family Payment scheme is subject to a means test and in order to carry out a means test a customer must be available for interview or contactable at a given address....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: According to the records of this Department, the person concerned has not submitted a recent application for an exceptional needs payment. It is open to the person concerned to make an application to her local community welfare service.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 1stDecember 2014. 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...