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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94, 102, 118, 121 and 126 together. The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to assist with reasonable accommodation costs of eligible people living in private rented accommodation who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources. The overall aim is to provide short term assistance, and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on the 22ndAugust 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I am informed that the application in question is assigned to a deciding officer and a decision will be made on this person’s application for disability allowance within the next five working days. She will be notified directly of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that two appeals by the person concerned were referred to an Appeals Officer on 29thAugust 2014 The Appeals Officer may make a summary decision on the appeals based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, will hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is in receipt of Invalidity Pension at a personal rate of €193.50 per week plus an adult dependent allowance of €138.50 per week, a combined total of €331.60 per week. He commenced employment on a Community Employment programme prior to 16th January 2012 and, accordingly, he retained his entitlement to the full weekly rate of Invalidity Pension which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. The jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance schemes provide income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find alternative employment. The revised estimates for the Department provide for expenditure of €3.3bn in 2014 in respect of the jobseekers schemes. Reduced rates for younger...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The intervention and activation process governing the Youth Guarantee is essentially a tailored version of the Pathways to Work activation model with a greater focus on early engagement for all younger job-seekers compared to job-seekers in other age categories. For the 18-24 age group, the engagement process begins when they register for welfare/employment supports at their local Intreo...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The reduced payments of €100 and €144 are payable to recipients of jobseeker’s allowance only. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of jobseeker’s allowance recipients is detailed in the following tabular statement. AGE Jobseeker’s Allowance Jobseeker’s Allowance Jobseeker’s Allowance Jobseeker’s Benefit Total by age -...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 to 111, inclusive, together. The concept of mutual commitments is a key feature of the Intreo income and employment support services which are replacing the traditional social welfare offices as part of the Pathways to Work strategy. Major activation reforms have been introduced whereby my Department has responsibility to provide supports and the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 to 114, inclusive, together. Legislation provides that sanctions/penalties in the form of reduced payments may be imposed by a Deciding Officer where recipients of jobseeker payments fail, without good cause, to comply with activation measures. Activation measures include the requirement to attend group or individual meetings, and/or avail of suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on the 9th May 2014. The person concerned was refused carer’s allowance on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in Regulations. He was notified of this decision on the 1st of September 2014, the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The following table lists the CE projects in Dublin 8, 10 and 12 for August 2014. Sponsor Area Current Participants Current Supervisors Total Ballyfermot Partnership Co. Ltd. DUBLIN 10 12 2 14 DTEN COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROJECT DUBLIN 10 20 1 21 ORCHARD COMMUNITY DEV CENTRE LTD DUBLIN 10 15 1 16 MATT TALBOT COMMUNITY TRUST DUBLIN 10 11 2 13 BALLYFERMOT RESOURCE CENTRE DUBLIN 10 20 2 22...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: There were 23,124 participants (excluding supervisors) on Community Employment (CE) as at 31 August 2014. The average rate of participant allowances at that date is €236.14 per week, gross. There were 16,870 participants (73%) receiving the standard CE Personal rate of €208.00. There were 6,254 participants (27%) receiving between €208.20 and €571.20. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: Current legislation provides that where a person aged 24 years or under claims Jobseeker’s Allowance and is living with a parent or step-parent in the family home, an assessment is made of the yearly value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by that person by virtue of residing there. The value of the benefit and privilege assessed is based on the level of the parents' assessable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The number of one parent family payment (OFP) recipients stood at 71,886 in August, 2014, and an estimated €863 million is due to be spent on the scheme in 2014. The Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2012, contains provisions to reduce, on a phased basis, the maximum age limit of the youngest child at which an OFP recipient’s payment ceases to 7 years from 2014 for new entrants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Charges Administration (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: As part of the household benefits package, a new water support payment of €25 every three months, will be introduced in January 2015. The water support will benefit some 411,000 customers, including older people, people with a disability and carers, at an annual cost of approximately €42 million. Development work for this new payment is underway within the Department....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is required to review the ongoing entitlement of people who are in receipt of social welfare payments. These reviews may take place at any time(s) throughout the duration of a claim and recipients of social welfare payments are statutorily obliged to co-operate with these reviews. The Department uses information available to it from any appropriate source to enable better...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Retirements (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: Community Employment (CE) is a non-statutory scheme put in place to support persons who are long-term unemployed and other vulnerable groups to gain the confidence and skills to re-enter the labour market. Schemes are sponsored by local community and voluntary groups who provide valuable support services to local communities. These sponsoring organisations employ supervisory staff to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: Twenty-nine staff occupying two adjoining buildings on Main St. in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. Those staff are engaged in the processing of the Public Services Card. Those operations are currently being expanded, requiring additional staff. The current facilities in Ballybay are not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (23 Sep 2014)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a carer’s allowance appeal from the person concerned was registered in that office on 19 May 2014. The Department’s file and Deciding Officer’s submission on the appeal contentions of the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 19th September 2014, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on...