Bernard Durkan
Question:206. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a partial carer's allowance will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47858/22]
View answerThursday, 29 September 2022
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Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care.
Carer’s benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a person(s) in need of full-time care and attention.
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 for a maximum of 18.5 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care is being provided for the care recipient in their absence.
To date, no application for CA or CARB by the person concerned has been registered. If the person concerned wishes to make an application, they should complete and return an application form, CR1 for CA or CARB1 for CARB to Carer's Section in the social welfare services office, Longford, as soon as possible.
Applications forms for both CA and CARB can be found at any Intreo Centre, Social Welfare Branch Office or Citizens' Information Office nationwide or can be downloaded from the Department's website, www.welfare.ie.
It is only upon receipt of a fully completed application form that entitlement to CA or CARB can be examined.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.