Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52811/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention.

To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention.

An application for CARB was received from the person concerned on the 2 Aug 2022 in respect of their mother.

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. Where a person is in receipt of CARB on the first Thursday in June, they automatically qualify for the CSG, an annual payment of €1,850.

As the award date of the claim of the person concerned falls after the first Thursday in June 2022, the person concerned does not have an entitlement to the Carers Support Grant for 2022 through Carer's Benefit.

The person concerned was notified on 11 Oct 2022 of this decision, the reason for it and of their right of review and appeal.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.