Written answers

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Department of Social Protection

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 15 July 2014 the exceptions she was referring to when she stated that any income, with some exceptions, belonging to the person and his or her spouse/partner or cohabitant is assessable as means for disability allowance purposes. [36876/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In general, for disability allowance, means are assessed from all income in cash and non-cash benefits which the claimant or claimant's spouse, partner or civil partner may reasonably expect to receive during the year following the date of their claim. Some types of income are exempt from assessment and these are detailed in Rule 1 (2) in part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005.

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