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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024): Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the carer's allowance has been improved in recent times to meet requirements of more persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18707/24]
Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024): Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the valuable role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...
Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024): Heather Humphreys: The Bereavement Grant, which was a once-off payment of €850 for funeral costs, was discontinued in January 2014. The number of bereavement grant claims in 2013 was 23,716 at a cost of €20.3 million. It is estimated that the cost of reintroducing the grant would be close to €31 million per annum and would increase annually. Accordingly, any decision to reinstate such a...

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