Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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22. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer’s support grant in 2021; if the social protection budget will enable a similar amount of support in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5305/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Support Grant is paid to carers once per year, usually in June, at a rate of €1,850.

It is automatically paid to recipients of Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance. Carers who are not in receipt of one of these payments may also qualify for the grant.

In 2021, 125,626 carers received the grant at a cost of €257.3m.

The 2022 allocation for Carer's Support Grant is €262.4m, to provide grants to an estimated 128,100 carers. It is a demand-led scheme so all carers who meet the qualifying criteria will receive a payment.