John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the application to transfer the carer’s allowance payment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [36950/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, 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.

My department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 10 March 2021. The application was awarded on 1 April 2021 with effect from 11 March 2021 and the first payment issued to her nominated post office on 8 April 2021. Arrears of allowance due from 11 March 2021 to 7 April 2021 issued on 8 April 2021.

The person concerned requested that the date of award be reviewed and to have the payment backdated, and submitted additional evidence in support of her request. Following this and a subsequent review the decision remained unchanged.

She was notified on 22 May 2021 of the outcome of this review, the reasons for the decision and of her right of appeal.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.