Written answers
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Carer's Support Grant
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the carer's respite grant is means-tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6494/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Carer’s Support Grant (formerly known as the Respite Care Grant) is an annual payment of €1,700 a year for each care recipient paid in a single lump sum with no requirement to satisfy a means test.
The grant is paid automatically to people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance or Prescribed Relative’s Allowance. Other people who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment but who are providing full time care and attention are also eligible and can apply for a standalone Carer’s Support Grant. The grant is paid annually on the first Thursday in June.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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