Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2019
468. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20405/19]
View answerCarer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people.
Before a decision can be made on entitlement to CARB, evidence must be provided in respect of the care recipient’s care requirement, the level of care the carer provides, the carer’s hours of employment and their PRSI record.
An application for CARB was received from the person concerned on 5 February 2019.
Additional information in relation to the person’s employment and the level of care provided was requested by a deciding officer on 22 March 2019.
The person concerned did not provide documents that were requested. Therefore her application for CARB was disallowed.
The person concerned was notified on 7 May 2019 of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review and appeal.
