Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on the eligibility for recipients who are moving off domiciliary care allowance in a year to receive the carer's support grant in the same year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34793/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions.

CSG is paid automatically to all recipients of Carer’s Allowance (whether full rate or half rate), Carer’s Benefit, or Domiciliary Care Allowance. It is also available to other full-time carers who are not receiving any of these payments once eligibility conditions are met.

If a Domiciliary Care Allowance payment is stopped prior to the first Thursday in June (due date of the grant) in a particular year, CSG can be applied for by submitting an application form (CSG1).

Applications for CSG will be accepted 8 weeks prior to the due date of the grant up to 31 December of the following year.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.