Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full carer's allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied). [46719/18]

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 habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care.

CA was in payment to the person concerned at half-rate while her husband was claiming for her as a qualified adult on his jobseeker's allowance payment. When this stopped, the person concerned sought an increase in her CA.

Following a review the person concerned has been awarded full rate CA from 26 July 2018 at the weekly rate of €214.00.

Arrears of allowance due from 26 July 2018 less any other payments made for the period in question have issued to the person concerned on 9 August 2018.

The person concerned was notified on 1 August 2018 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.