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Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that: — the Government is firmly committed to targeting supports to those who need them most and is also committed to combatting fuel poverty by a variety of measures and in supporting those on low incomes with their home heating costs through the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 6 January 2021.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020, provides, amongst other measures, for the attribution of social insurance contributions, for a prescribed period, to insured persons who were beneficiaries of certain Covid-19 income support payments.  These payments include the pandemic unemployment payment.  The attribution of contributions will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The current position in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is that it can be paid concurrently with certain social welfare payments, including Carer's Allowance.  The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is not assessed as means. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Carer’s Allowance is a payment to people on low incomes who are caring full-time for a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness (including mental illness). The person being cared for must require full-time care and attention.   The person requiring the care/the care recipient must be: - Over the age of 16 and so incapacitated as to require full-time care and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Residential Tenancies Board (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board, provides assistance to people, in particular those on low incomes or living on social welfare payments, who are over-indebted and need help and advice with debt problems.  As part of its free services, MABS also provides help and advice to those in mortgage arrears. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is attached in the tabular statement below, and includes those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for the weeks specified who were working in either pre-primary education or in child day-care activities. Note that the breakdown of sectoral activity is determined by the last known employer of these recipients. Week...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An application for Carer's allowance (CA) in respect of two care recipients was received from the person concerned on 2 December 2020. The application was awarded to the person concerned on 27 January 2021 and the first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 03 February 2021.  Arrears of allowance due from 07 Jan 2021 to 02 February 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

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.  In order to qualify, applicants must show that they are habitually resident in the State, that their means are less...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from 2 October 1996.  A request to have an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) added to her DA was received on 29 September 2020. The person concerned was awarded an IQA on her DA with effect from 19 August 2020.  She was notified of this decision in writing on 4 November 2020. No...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 19 November 2020.  The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The telephone support allowance (TSA) is an allowance of €2.50 which is paid to over 135,000 customers weekly.  The estimated full year cost of the scheme in 2021 is over €18 million.  To receive the allowance a customer of my Department must be in receipt of a qualifying payment and also in receipt of the living alone allowance and the fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €28.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €784 each year) from October to April, to an average of 372,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €300 million in 2021.  The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs.  The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Youth Employment Support Scheme (YESS) was introduced on 1st October 2018 and was open to applications from that date. YESS was targeted at young jobseekers aged between 18 and 24 who are long-term unemployed or who face barriers to employment. The scheme aimed to provide jobseekers with the opportunity to learn basic work and social skills in a supportive environment while on a work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 11 December 2020.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection.  These papers were received in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 30 November 2020.   The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 16 October 2020.  Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that the person concerned was substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 15 January 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of the entitlement of the person concerned, it was found that he had a decrease in his means from his previous assessment.  Based on the information provided to my Department, an increased personal rate of disability allowance (DA) was awarded with effect from 4 November 2020.  A letter issued to this gentleman informing him of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 21 October 2020.  He was notified of this decision in writing on 26 November 2020. The first payment was made by his chosen payment method on 2 December 2020. Arrears of payment due have issued to the person concerned. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 19th June 2020.  The application was not allowed as the  child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance.  A letter issued on the 18th  August 2020 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A request for a...