Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care.

I can confirm an application for CA was received from the person concerned on 29 December 2023.

The application was referred to a local Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) on 08 January 2024 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied.

The SWI has confirmed that an interview was conducted with the person concerned on 18 April 2024. The SWI has advised they have requested further information form the person concerned and once received they will complete their report.

Once the SWI has reported, a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy .

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Benefit 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.

There were 3,928 persons in receipt of Carer’s Benefit as of 31^st March 2024.

I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care.

Please find below the most recent figures of the number of carers in receipt of half rate CA broken down by their primary payment.

Primary payment	Total number of recipients
One-Parent Family Payment	9,839
State Pension (Contributory)	8,718
Disability Allowance	4,877
Disability Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult	3,716
State Pension (Non-Contributory)	3,483
State Pension (Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult	2,471
Invalidity Pension	2,325
Widow's / Widower's (Contributory) Pension	1,929
Jobseeker's Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult	1,847
Invalidity Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult	1,465
Illness Benefit	1,209
Unspecified payment	1,128
State Pension (Non-Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult	484
Illness Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult	445
Deserted Wife's Benefit	235
Jobseeker's Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult	199
Farm Assist	148
Widow's / Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension	146
Maternity Benefit	107
Farm Assist Increase for a Qualified Adult	94
State Pension Transition	61
Blind Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult	53
Blind Pension	26
Pre-Retirement Allowance	19
Incapacity Supplement Increase for a Qualified Adult	17
Injury Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult	17
Back to Work Self Employed Increase for a Qualified Adult	12
State Pension Transition Increase for a Qualified Adult	10
Back to Work Employee Increase for a Qualified Adult	9
Pre-Retirement Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult Allowance	9
Injury Benefit	8
Disablement	3
Guardians Non-Contributory	2
Overall Total number of recipients	45,111

I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.

I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, has decided to allow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of the Appeals Officer’s decision on 22nd April 2024.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.