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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...details. The payments which cause most frustration are illness related and caring schemes. For argument's sake, at the end of October, the Department had met its target of processing 70% of new carer's allowance applications within 12 weeks. We currently have a ten-week processing time. However, carer's allowance is a means-tested payment and once the means test has been done, the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...supports for those who are most distant from the labour market or who are prevented from accessing existing schemes by specific challenges. We have also extended the hot school meals programme introduced last year. The number of hours carers can work will be increased from 15 to 18.5 per week. We have also provided funding for important research into an issue which has been exercising...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...possible interaction with the applicant, thereby lengthening the decision making process. I wish to reassure the Deputy that claim processing is kept under active review, with particular attention focused on Carers Allowance.  This included, since September, the assignment of additional staff to assist with processing new applications for Carers Allowance, coupled...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 76 together. Carer’s Allowance is a means-tested payment, made to a person who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that they require that level of full-time care.  As of end of October 2019, there were 83,085 people in receipt of Carer's Allowance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...in other jurisdictions and where additional information has been requested from the applicant but remains outstanding.   I am pleased to report that the time taken to process a new claim for both Carers Allowance (CA) and Carers Benefit (CARB) has reduced over recent months.  The average time taken to award a CA claim was 10 weeks which is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ... 6,734 Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme 184 Partial Capacity Benefit 2,847 Disability Allowance 145,544 Carer's Allowance 83,085 Illness Benefit 46,291 Injury Benefit 1,208 Invalidity Pension 58,073 Disablement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...Questions Nos. 240 to 242, inclusive, together. The Christmas Bonus is being paid this week to some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on social welfare payments for all of most of their income. Recipients of short term...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 10 October 2019. It is a condition for receipt of a CA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (4 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ... . Type of Payment 2016 2017 2018 2019 Disability Allowance 125,046 132,727 139,722 145,544 Carer's Allowance 69,050 74,887 78,681 83,085 Illness Benefit 55,570 54,418 58,207 46,291 Injury Benefit ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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 confirm that my department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 24 October 2019. A person can...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The Christmas Bonus is being paid this week to some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents and the long-term unemployed in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on social welfare payments for all of most of their income. As illness benefit is a short-term scheme, recipients are not eligible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Data (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The following Table shows a breakdown, by county, of all Grant claims in payment at end-October 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. Carer’s Support Grants, by county, at end-October 2019 Carlow 1,735 Cavan 1,725 Clare 2,797 Cork 13,007 Donegal 4,836 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people. Two applications for CA were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such a disability that as a result they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. Total number of carer's allowance and carer's benefit claims registered, awarded, rejected, withdrawn, cleared and pending together with the average time to award claims in weeks at the end of October 2019. Registered Awarded Rejected Withdrawn Cleared ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care. It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the person being cared for must have such a disability that as a result they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (3 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...beneficial payment may be an Increase for a Qualified Adult, based on their personal means, and amounting up to 90% of a full contributory pension. Any additional changes to pension entitlements for carers would need to be considered in the overall policy and budgetary context. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: .... The payment recognises the needs of people who are long-term financially dependent on their social welfare payment for all or most of their income, such as pensioners, people with disabilities and carers. It will benefit some 1.2 million long-term social welfare recipients and is estimated to cost approximately €279 million overall. It is likely to be spent in local...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...exists for some of our other schemes. As an obvious example, it is a requirement that a claimant must be available for full-time work in order to qualify for a jobseeker's payment. Similarly, a person claiming a carer's payment must be in a position to provide the care. Accordingly, the principle of availability is already clearly established in those schemes and no change is required...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 Nov 2019)

Regina Doherty: 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. An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 20 May 2019 in respect of two care...