Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
445. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been on carer’s benefit in respect of care for the elderly parent is entitled to a further round of carer’s benefit in respect of a new application for care of their other parent. [57543/22]
View answerCarer's Benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention.
To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions; employment conditions; show that they are providing full-time care and attention; and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention.
The person concerned is currently in receipt of CARB in respect of their father. This is due to expire on 30 November 2022. A new application for CARB was received from the person concerned on the 15 September 2022 in respect of care for their mother to commence from 1 December 2022.
Additional information was requested by a deciding officer on 27 October 2022 in order to establish entitlement for this new claim. This information was received on 16 November 2022. The claim has now been awarded and a decision letter issued to the person concerned on 17 November 2022.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
