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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Advisers (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The appointment of Special Advisors is as provided under Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. Guidelines for the Appointment of Ministerial Staff of the 33rdDáil, including the relevant terms and conditions of appointment of Special Advisers, were approved by Government on 4th August 2020 and have been published by the Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare scheme by €1 and €5 per week is as follows; Scheme Full year cost of a €1 increase (€m) Full year cost of a €5 increase (€m) Social Insurance Schemes Pension Payments ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 766 and 767 together. As part of a suite of measures announced in the July Stimulus, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will now be extended to April 2021. By week-ending Friday, 11th September 2020, the PUP scheme will have cost an estimated €3.44 billion. The cost of PUP in the period between September and December 2020, and up to April...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced in March 2020 as a time-limited emergency measure to meet the surge in unemployment which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. To be eligible for this payment a person must have been in employment /self-employment immediately prior to 13th March 2020 and have become fully unemployed or suffered a collapse of income if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Information on Inflows and Outflows for the pandemic unemployment payment each week since June 29th 2020 are set out in the table below PUP payment date Inflow Outflow Net 30 June 4,423 31,368 - 26,945 07 July 5,326 31,400 -26,074 14 July 3,606 70,812...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On Tuesday September 1st, 224,956 people received a Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). Of those, 58,115 received a €203 payment, and the remaining 166,841 people received a €350 payment. As outlined at www.gov.ie/en/publication/0b0fc-covid-19-pandemic-unemployme nt-payment-rates-from-17-september-2020/ , from September 17th, the PUP will be paid at three rates. While...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The emergency Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been introduced as a time-limited emergency measure so that payments can be made as quickly as possible to the large number of people who have become fully unemployed due to the pandemic. Individuals who were working and were also in receipt of any social welfare payment such as a Carer's Payment, Working Family Payment (WFP) or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 772 and 773 together. Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme currently supporting 19,600 recipients; of which there are 6,000 cases receiving payment under the enhanced rent supplement criteria provided during the Covid pandemic. The scheme provides short-term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Enhanced (COVID) Illness Benefit was introduced on March 9th2020. To date, enhanced (COVID) Illness Benefit has been received by 46,813 customers. The number of customers currently receiving enhanced (COVID) Illness Benefit is 1,147 at 27 August 2020. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: An age related jobseeker’s allowance rate of €112.70 generally applies to young jobseekers aged 18-24 to incentivise them to engage in education or training to improve their chances of obtaining full time sustainable employment. Where a young jobseeker participates in education or training they can receive the maximum weekly personal rate of €203. The Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The scheme operates from June to September each year. The allowance paid for each eligible child aged from 4 to 11 years on or before 30 September 2020 is €150 while an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated cost of increasing the rate of Fuel Allowance by €1, €5.50 and €10 per week is as shown in the table below: Weekly rate increase Cost for 2020/2021 Fuel Season €1 €10.5m €5.50 €57.5m €10 €104.6m These estimates are based on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The fuel allowance is a payment of €24.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €686 each year) from October to April, to over 369,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €261.35 million in 2020. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 779 and 780 together. The Back to Education Allowance Scheme (BTEA) is designed to support second chance education. It enables eligible persons to pursue education and to continue to receive income support for the duration of a course of study. The weekly rate of payment is linked to the persons' underlying payment, for example jobseekers allowance, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Illness benefit is a short term payment made to insured people who are unable to work due to illness. The payment is funded by the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) through the payment of PRSI contributions by workers and employers and, in the event of a shortfall between contributions received and benefits paid, the Exchequer. The SIF is central to Ireland’s system of social protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance is a means-tested payment for carers who look after certain people in need of full-time care and attention on a full-time basis and whose income falls below certain limits. The principal conditions for receipt of the allowance are that full time care and attention is required and being provided and that the means test which applies is satisfied. At the end of July...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing the carer's support grant by €100 and €300 is as follows: Annual Increase Cost of Increase €100 €14.0m €300 €41.9m It should be noted that this costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to a lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applicants for International Protection accommodated under the system of Direct Provision operated by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities/services. My department administers the daily expenses allowance (DEA) which is paid to protection applicants who live in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to...