Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum carer's allowance payable in the case of a person providing care for two parents and one neighbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3699/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to a person who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care.

The maximum rate of CA payable to a carer who provides full-time care and attention to one person is €204.00 weekly. If a carer is caring for a second person and is assessed with no means, they could qualify for a 150% CA which is payable at the weekly rate of €306.00.

This is the highest rate payable. There is no higher rate payable if the carer is caring for a third or more care recipients.

However, an annual carer’s support grant (CSG) of €1,700 is payable for each person being cared for if the qualifying conditions are satisfied. Accordingly, a carer who cares for three people may have an entitlement to a CSG of €5,100 when it is paid in June.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy