Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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430. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) and consider a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A person who is in receipt of a social welfare payment (other than jobseeker payments or supplementary welfare allowance) or who is being claimed as a qualified adult (QA) on their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant’s social welfare payment may qualify for a half-rate carer's allowance (CA), subject to all conditions being satisfied.

The person concerned is in receipt of full-rate CA since 23 July 2015. Her partner is in receipt of disability allowance (DA). The application for a QA increase on her partner’s DA is being examined and, if awarded, the CA payment in respect of the person in question will be reduced to half the current rate provided that these changes are financially advantageous to the couple.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.