Written answers

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Invalidity Pension Payments

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of an overpayment to a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52833/17]

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Invalidity Pension (IP) was awarded to the person in question with effect from 28 May 2015. Her IP was stopped with effect from 28 September 2017 on the grounds that she had commenced employment in February 2016 without prior permission from the Department. Your representation has been treated as a review request from the lady in question.

Following a review of all the information available, the Deciding Officer in this case has decided that the person in question was genuinely not aware of the requirement to disclose to the Department the fact that she was working for three hours a week. It has been therefore decided that an overpayment will not be assessed against the lady in question for the period she was employed from 11 February 2016 to 27 September 2017.

Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) is a social welfare scheme which allows a person to return to work or self-employment (if they have reduced capacity to work) and continue to receive a payment from the Department. Participation on the PCB scheme is voluntary and a person may return to Illness Benefit or Invalidity Pension if, for example, their employment ceases or if they find they cannot continue to work.

Notification of the revised decision and an application for PCB issued to the lady in question on 08 December 2017.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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