Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45497/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Recovery of Benefits and Assistance (RBA) Scheme recovers the value of certain illness-related social welfare payments from compensation awards made to a person as a consequence of personal injuries claims. The benefits are recovered from the compensator, not from the injured person. A customer’s Illness Benefit claim is unaffected by the payment of recoverable benefits. An Illness Benefit payment is taxable.

If the Deputy wishes to provide details of the person concerned, my Department would be happy to answer any specific queries they have. Alternatively if the person themselves wishes to discuss their specific claim they can contact the Department at either of the addresses below:

Illness Benefit

Department of Social Protection

P.O. Box 1650

Dublin 1Ireland

Tel: (01) 704 3300 or 0818 928 400

Homepage:www.gov.ie/en/service/ddf6e3-illness-benefit/

Email:illnessbenefit@welfare.ie

Recovery of Benefits and Assistance Section

P.O. Box 12515 Dublin 1.

Phone number:01 8172660

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when parents with children of 18 years and in full-time post primary education can expect to receive children's allowance payments; if such payments will be backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45505/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The extension of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024.

This is a significant change to the Child Benefit payment which will require technical and operational changes to the social welfare system before implementation. For this reason, the change will take effect from September 2024. Where a child in full time education turns 18 in the meantime they will be covered by the extension from September 2024 until they turn 19.

With many children now starting primary school at age 5 together with the increase in pupils doing transition year, there has been an increase in the number of 18 year olds still in secondary education. I believe the extension of Child Benefit to 18 Years Olds in Full-Time education is a long-term change for the better and will support families across Ireland into the future.