Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to the fuel allowance when they are a recipient of carer’s allowance which would indicate that they are entitled to the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49962/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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A fuel allowance is a payment under the National Fuel Scheme to help with the cost of heating a home during the winter months. It is paid to people who are in receipt of certain qualifying social welfare payments and who also satisfy certain other conditions.

Carer's allowance (CA) is not a qualifying payment for receipt of fuel allowance. The person concerned is in receipt of CA and a household benefits package (HHB) from my department.

It may be that another member of the household may qualify for fuel allowance if they are in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment and satisfy the qualifying conditions for same. Only one fuel allowance may be claimed per household.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.