Written answers
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Department of Social Protection
Carer's Allowance
8:00 pm
Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the up to date numbers of recipients in 2012 for each of the following: carers allowance, carers allowance recipients caring for more than one person, half rate carer's allowance, half carer's allowance recipients and name of second social welfare payment received, carer's benefit, respite care grant 2011, respite care grant recipients caring for more than one person, respite care grant recipients who do not receive carer's allowance, children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28228/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested is contained in the tables.
Carer's Allowance Recipients as at 30 April 2012
| Caring For one person. | Caring For Two or more people | Total No of Carers |
| 48,856 | 4,606 | 53,462 |
Of the above 53,462 carer's allowance recipients 22,099 are in receipt of half –rate carer's allowance and another social welfare payment as per table below.
| PRIMARY PAYMENT RECEIVED | NUMBER |
| STATE PENSION TRANSITION/STATE PENSION CONTRIBUTORY | 3,048 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT STATE PENSION TRANSITION/STATE PENSION CONTRIBUTORY | 1,788 |
| STATE PENSION NON CONTRIBUTORY | 1,906 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT STATE PENSION NON CONTRIBUTORY | 298 |
| WIDOWS CONTRIBUTORY PENSION | 1,270 |
| WIDOWS NON CONTRIBUTORY PENSION | 86 |
| DESERTED WIVES BENEFIT | 301 |
| 1/2 Rate-PWA | 1 |
| BLIND PENSION | 16 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT BLIND PENSION | 29 |
| INVALIDITY PENSION | 1,155 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT INVALIDITY PENSION | 1,174 |
| DISABILITY ALLOWANCE | 1,096 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT DISABILITY ALLOWANCE | 1,430 |
| ILLNESS BENEFIT | 996 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT ILLNESS BENEFIT | 313 |
| INJURY BENEFIT | 19 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT INJURY BENEFIT | 11 |
| INCAPACITY BENEFIT | 3 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT INCAPACITY BENEFIT | 5 |
| PRE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE | 108 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT PRETA | 27 |
| JOB BEN QUALIFIED ADULT | 409 |
| JOB ALL QUALIFIED ADULT | 1,339 |
| FARM ASSIST | 136 |
| QUALIFIED ADULT FARM ASSIST | 101 |
| MATERNITY BENEFIT | 36 |
| ADOPTIVE BENEFIT | 1 |
| ONE PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT | 4,330 |
| 1⁄2 RATE BTW QA | 16 |
| BTW QUALIFIED ADULT | 3 |
| OTHERS | 648 |
| TOTAL | 22,099 |
Carer's Benefit Recipients - 2012 (to date)
| Caring For one person. | Caring For Two or more people | Total |
| 1,521 | 89 | 1,610 |
Respite Care Grants for Carer's Allowance Recipients - 2011
| Caring For one person. | Caring For Two or more people | Total No of RCGs. |
| 36,674 | 2,927 | 42,528 |
Respite Care Grants for Domiciliary Care Allowance Recipients - 2012
| Caring For one person. | Caring For Two or more people | Total No of Children being cared for. |
| 24,245 | 1,786 | 26,031 |
Respite Care Grants – 2011
Recipients who are not in receipt of carer's allowance, carer's benefit or domiciliary care allowance.
| Caring For 1 person. | Caring For 2 people | Caring for 3 people. | Total |
| 4,465 | 130 | 1 | 4,596 |
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