Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) is a social welfare scheme which allows a person to return to work or self-employment and continue to receive a payment from my department.  A person must be in receipt of Illness Benefit (IB) for a minimum of six months or Invalidity Pension (IP) in order to apply for PCB. 

My Department will determine whether the applicant is eligible and (if so) at what level the PCB would be paid depending on their capacity to work. Once that decision is made, the applicant must then subsequently confirm that they wish to proceed on that basis and confirm the date that their employment is commencing.  A Deciding Officer will then put the relevant payment in place.

The person concerned applied for PCB on the 16 September 2022. On 30 September 2022 my department contacted them with details of their entitlement to PCB. My department will complete the processing of their PCB application once the person concerned confirms that they wish to proceed and indicates their start date of employment.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.