Written answers
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the social welfare benefits that do not require primary legislation to alter their eligibility rules or payment levels. [42536/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The table below lists the schemes that are set out in primary legislation and those which are non-statutory in nature.
| Schemes set out in Primary Legislation* | Non-statutory Schemes |
|---|---|
| State Pension (Transition) | National Fuel Scheme |
| State Pension (Contributory) | Free Travel |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | Household Benefits Package |
| Widows, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) | Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance |
| Widow's Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension | Community Employment Scheme |
| Death Benefit | Rural Social Scheme -RSS |
| Bereavement Grant | Tús - Community Work Placement Initiative |
| Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner's Grant | Back to Work Enterprise Allowance |
| One Parent Family Payment | Short-Term Enterprise Allowance |
| Child Benefit | Part Time Job Incentive Scheme |
| Family Income Supplement | Work Placement Programme |
| Guardian's payment Contributory | Jobbridge, The National Internship Scheme |
| Guardian's payment (Non- Contributory) | Back to Education Allowance |
| Maternity Benefit | Training and Development Option |
| Adoptive Benefit | Part-Time Education Option (PTEO) |
| Health and Safety Benefit | Springboard |
| Jobseekers Benefit | Jobsplus |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | The Wage Subsidy Scheme |
| Farm Assist | The Reasonable Accommodation Fund for the Employment of people with disabilities |
| Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme | The Disability Awareness Training Support Scheme |
| Illness Benefit | Job Initiative Scheme |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | Gateway |
| Invalidity Pension | Technical Assistance & Training Fund |
| Disability Allowance | Technical Employment Support Grant |
| Blind Pension | Activation and Family Support Programme |
| Carer's Benefit | School Meals - local projects scheme |
| Carer's Allowance | |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | |
| Respite Care Grant | |
| Injury Benefit | |
| Disablement Benefit | |
| Medical Care | |
| Treatment Benefit | |
| Increase for Living Alone | |
| Living on a Specified Island | |
| Rent Allowance for tenants affected by the De-Control of Rents | |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance and other Supplements under SWA | |
| Rent Supplement | |
| Mortgage Interest Supplement | |
| Exceptional Needs Payments | |
| Urgent Needs Payments | |
| School Meals - urban scheme | |
| Redundancy Payments Scheme | |
| Insolvency Payments Scheme |
* Some changes in scheme conditions may require both primary and secondary legislation. Other changes may only require secondary legislation and/or changes to administrative guidelines.
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