Robert Troy
Question:347. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [23838/16]
View answerThursday, 21 July 2016
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An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 17 February 2016.
CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care.
A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.
Having examined all the available evidence, a deciding officer has decided that this condition is not satisfied in this case.
The person concerned was notified on 5 July 2016 of this decision, the reason for it and of his right of review and appeal.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.