Written answers

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Carer's Allowance Applications

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application by a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48983/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 10 April 2017. Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to people who have a disability such that they require that level of care and who satisfy a means test.

A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.

The application for CA was disallowed on the grounds that person concerned was working outside the home for more than 15 hours per week and that full-time care and attention was not being provided.

The person concerned was notified on 24 July 2017 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

The person concerned requested a review of this decision and submitted additional evidence in support of her application. Following this and subsequent reviews the decision remained unchanged.

The person concerned requested a further review and submitted more detailed information on her hours of employment. Following a review of this information, CA was awarded to the person concerned on 17 November 2017, with effect from 13 April 2017 and the first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 23 November 2017.

Arrears for the period 13 April 2017 to 22 November 2017 will issue shortly.

The person concerned was notified on 17 November 2017 of the revised decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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