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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance is a monthly payment to a parent or guardian for a child aged up to 16 who has a severe disability and requires care and attention substantially over and above that required by other children their age. From January 2024, the rate of Domiciliary Care Allowance increased from €330 to €340 per month. This monthly payment has increased by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: To qualify for widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's contributory pension (WSCPCP), a person must satisfy certain social insurance conditions, based on either their own or their late spouse's or civil partner’s record. As the person concerned does not meet the yearly average minimum requirement of 24, they do not qualify for a standard WSCPCP. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The objective of the School Meals Programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement. Following the expansion of the programme in recent years, some 2,600 schools and organisations, covering...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 May 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 Appeals (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. Under social welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is generally final and conclusive and may only be reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The objective of the School Meals Programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement. Following the expansion of the programme in recent years, some 2,600 schools and organisations, covering...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 May 2024)

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. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 24 October 2023. Additional information in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the law as currently enacted, entitlement to a Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory pension is only available to a surviving partner who was party to a marriage or civil partnership. On Monday 22nd January, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in relation to the entitlement of an unmarried co-habitant to a Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Carers Support Grant is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain qualifying conditions. The person claiming the Grant must: Be aged 16 or over and ordinarily resident in this State Care for the person on a full-time basis Care for the person for a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 26...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The annual estimated costs of Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit and Parent's Benefit at the time each was introduced and the actual costs now are not directly comparable as there have been many changes to the schemes in the intervening years such as widened eligibility, extended durations and increased payments rates. Maternity Benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employed and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Equality Issues (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Intersex is understood to be an umbrella term for persons who are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, genitalia, and/or hormonal structure, that do not belong strictly to male or female categories. It falls to the medical practitioner attending the birth to determine the gender of the child. However, where it is not possible for the gender of the child to be medically...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Under the law as currently enacted, entitlement to a widows, widowers or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension is only available to a surviving partner who was party to a legally registered marriage or civil partnership. On Monday 22nd January 2024, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in relation to the entitlement of an unmarried co-habitant to a widows, widowers or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection, through its nationwide network of Intreo centres, provides a case managed employment service for jobseekers with disabilities. The person works with an Employment Personal Advisor with a view to agreeing a suitable personal progression plan in order to access the full range of employment supports available. There are a number of supports available to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I have been advised that my Department received an application for Disability Allowance from the person concerned on 28 December 2023. To qualify for a Disability Allowance payment a person must: be substantially restricted in undertaking suitable employment, be aged between 16 and 66, satisfy a means test and be habitually resident in the State. Based on the supporting evidence supplied...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers, ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. During 2023, the Department received over 28,700 new applications for DA. Over the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 May 2024)

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. My Department received 22,633 applications for CA in 2023. Of those, 542 applicants were in Co. Clare. I hope this...