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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...demographic challenges unfolding for this programme. Thankfully, people are living longer lives but that, of course, means an increasing proportion of the Department's expenditure is now providing income support for people in their older years. Expenditure on illness, disability and carer's payments amount to €5.6 billion in 2024. That represents 21.9% of expenditure and is up by...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I know from my own experience that applications can go in, particularly for carer's allowance, and I found that all the information was not provided by the applicant and then it has to go over and back. It is something on which we keep a close eye. The Deputy asked about the working family payment. When a child reaches 12, those families will see an increase in the working family payment...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: If no one else wishes to come in on the working-age employment supports, we will move on to the next section, which deals with blindness, disability and carers. Are there any questions on those schemes? No. The next section concerns children. Are there any questions?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Joan Collins: ...issue up in. It relates to the double payments, Christmas bonuses and that. A neighbour of mine went on jobseeker's allowance in November, but had previously been on supplementary welfare and carer's allowance for looking after his mother. He did not get the Christmas bonus. I submitted a question to the Minister, who reviewed the case and established that he was entitled to the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: ...and outside the European Union in the United Kingdom as well, which adds to the complexity of the calculation. Last week, the Minister signed a statutory instrument relating to the long-term carers credit which, again, will add to the complexity of that. We want to acknowledge the Minister's work in extending those credits to long-term carers. However, we are trying to get an indication...