Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
389. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection if all warmer home scheme employees involved in the fitting and installation receive the same top-up to their social welfare payments; and that bonuses and additional incentives are not offered by some companies. [7845/14]
View answerAll Community Employment (CE) scheme participants receive a weekly rate of an allowance equivalent to their original social welfare rate plus €20 additional payment. Where a person is receiving a social welfare payment of less than or equal to €188.00 per week (inclusive of any dependant, but exclusive of fuel allowance), they receive the CE standard payment of €208.00. Where the original social welfare payment exceeds €188.00 per week, they will receive that same rate on CE plus €20.
If bonuses and/or additional payments are made to individuals in addition to the funds outlined above while they are participating on CE, this matter would warrant further clarification from the sponsoring organisation in order to establish the appropriateness of this payment.
