Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Department of Social Protection

Carer's Allowance Applications

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7394/16]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 25 January 2016. Unfortunately, the average time taken at present to decide a new application is running at 19 weeks. Additional resources have been provided to the CA section in order to improve the waiting times for new applications and they are working hard to make this happen.

This application will be processed as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. In the meantime, both the person concerned and his spouse are in receipt of a weekly social welfare support.

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be processed; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406/16]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned has been in receipt of a carer's allowance (CA) since 14/10/2014.

When an applicant is getting CA, they are entitled to an increase for a qualified child (IQC) up to 22 years of age, if the child is in full-time day education and not in receipt of a social welfare payment in their own right.

As the 18 year old child of the person concerned is in receipt of a social welfare payment in their own right, they cannot be considered to be a qualified child on their parent’s CA.

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