Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50563/18]

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.

An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 23 July 2018.

CA was awarded to the person concerned on 30 November 2018 and the first payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 20 December 2018.

Arrears of allowance due from to 3 May 2018, which is the date from which Domiciliary Care Allowance was awarded in respect of her daughter, to 19 December 2018 will also issue. In the interim, the person concerned has been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.

The person concerned was notified of these details on 30 November 2018.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.