Parliamentary Question No. 202 [14192/16] refers payment of carer’s allowance to the person concerned was terminated in January 2016, when means were not disclosed during the course of a review of entitlement. The person concerned has appealed this decision and her case is currently with the social welfare appeals office hearing. Entitlement to rent supplement is based on household means and cannot be determined in this case until all relevant requested documentation is submitted in support of this application. Payment of rent supplement is currently suspended.
The person concerned applied for an exceptional needs payment (ENP) in Mid-June 2016. During the application process, documentation was requested from the person concerned to demonstrate how she had funded foreign travel which she had undertaken previously. This documentation was not provided and the person concerned was issued with a refusal in writing to the ENP application. The person concerned was advised of her right to seek a review of this decision and she is currently engaged in that process.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
