Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a carer's allowance has been cut from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42057/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, 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 department periodically reviews claims in payment to ensure that there is continued entitlement.

CA is in payment to the person concerned since 5 November 2009 and a review of means was recently carried out.

The outcome of this review is that the person concerned was assessed with means of €328.68 per week derived from her spouse’s employment. This exceeds the statutory means limit. As a result of this, she is no longer entitled to CA and her payment will cease from 12 October 2017.

The person concerned was notified on 25 September 2017 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

However, as long as her son continues to require ongoing care and attention, substantially over and above the care and attention usually required by a child of the same age, she may continue to receive the domiciliary care allowance and the annual carer’s support grant (CSG) that is payable in June each year.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.