Written answers

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an application by a person (details supplied) for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21304/23]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather 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. Carer’s Benefit is payable to a carer for up to a maximum of 104 weeks in respect of a care recipient.

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 Carer’s Benefit was received from the person concerned on the 16 February 2022 in respect of their daughter. The claim was awarded for 33 weeks for the periods 06/01/2022 to 02/03/2022 and 09/06/2022 to 30/11/2022 following a review and subsequent extension request.

The person concerned made a further application with current medical information on 20 January 2023 to extend the period of benefit. The extension application was disallowed as the care recipient was deemed not to require full time care and attention based on this current medical information. A decision letter issued to the person concerned on 17 February 2023 to this effect.

A review request was received on 23 March 2023 with supplementary information. Following this review, the decision remained unchanged as the care recipient was deemed not to require full time care and attention. A decision letter issued to this effect on 28 March 2023.

An Appeal request has been submitted to the Department and is currently with the Appeals Office.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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