Written answers

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Carer's Benefit Eligibility

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports, monetary and otherwise available in circumstances (details supplied). [20354/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a person(s) in need of full-time care and attention. It is not means tested and is paid for a maximum of 104 weeks per care recipient.

Recipients of CARB get €215 per week when caring for one care recipient and receive an additional €107.50 a week if proving full-time care to a second person.

To qualify the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that the care recipient(s) requires full-time care and attention.

Once the 104 weeks has expired, it would be open to the person concerned to apply for Carer’s Allowance (CA).

This means-tested social assistance payment is made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care.

Recipients of CA at the maximum rate get €214 per week when caring for one care recipient and receive an additional €107 a week if proving care to a second person.

An additional support available to carers is the carer’s support grant (CSG) which is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to the same caring conditions as CA and CARB.

The grant amounts to €1,700 per person being cared for. Recipients of CA or CARB are paid this grant automatically if they have an entitlement to either payment on the first Thursday in June.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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