Vol. 455 No. 4
134 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Social Welfare if a family (details supplied) in Dublin 10 are entitled to a family income supplement in view of the fact that their income has been reduced from £165 per week to £149. [12300/95]
There is no trace of a claim for family income supplement having been received from the family concerned. According to my Department's records, the current gross family income is £182.85 per week derived from participation in a community employment scheme. Family income supplement is not, however, payable to participants in community employment schemes.
135 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the system whereby when a carer's allowance is being paid the old age pension continues to be paid for six weeks after death while when a prescribed relative's allowance is being paid it ceases immediately; and if he would consider changing the regulations to enable the old age pension to be paid also for a further six weeks in cases where prescribed relative's allowances are in operation. [12307/95]
Current legislation provides for payment of certain pensions to be continued for six weeks after the death of the recipient provided the pension includes an increase in respect of an adult dependant. In the case of a pensioner who was being cared for by his or her spouse who was getting the carer's allowance and but for receipt of the carer's allowance would have been entitled to an adult dependant allowance, the position is that payment of the carer's allowance is terminated while payment of the pension, including the adult dependant allowance, continues for six weeks after the death of the pensioner. Where the recipient of the carer's allowance was not the pensioner's spouse, then payment of the carer's allowance continues for six weeks following the death of the pensioner.
