Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that can be taken to provide welfare payments to people who are changing from one type of payment to another for example jobseeker’s to carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21017/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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A person who is changing payment from Jobseeker’s Allowance to Carer’s Allowance will be advised to apply for a Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment from their local Community Welfare Officer while awaiting a decision on their Carer’s Allowance claim.

A revised decision will be made on their Jobseeker's Allowance claim as they are no longer deemed to be available for full-time work as they are declaring on their Carer’s Allowance application that they are caring for another person in a full-time capacity.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.