Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I confirm that the Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person in question on 15 March 2012. The person concerned was refused carer’s allowance on the grounds that she was not providing full time care and attention as required. She was notified of this decision on 11 April 2013. The person in question requested a review of this decision and file was forwarded to a social welfare inspector (SWI) for assessment of the level of care being provided and for a means assessment and confirmation that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance were satisfied. The person in question was invited to attend for interview with the SWI but failed to attend without providing good reason.

Following the review the decision remained unchanged. The person in question was notified of the review outcome on the 14th of October 2013 and of her right to appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) within 21 days. There is no record of an appeal being registered in this case.

If the person in question wishes to make a new application for carer’s allowance, she may do so by completing and submitting a claim form. If she makes a new application, it is likely that the application will need to be referred to a SWI for investigation. In that event, it is important that the person in question complies with all reasonable requests from the SWI in relation to the investigation of her application for carer’s allowance.