Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 April 2024
108. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 814 of 9 April 2024, if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers and primary payments received by recipients of the half-rate carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/24]
View answerCarer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care.
Please find below the most recent figures of the number of carers in receipt of half rate CA broken down by their primary payment.
|
Primary payment |
Total number of recipients |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
9,839 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
8,718 |
|
Disability Allowance |
4,877 |
|
Disability Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult |
3,716 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
3,483 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult |
2,471 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
2,325 |
|
Widow's / Widower's (Contributory) Pension |
1,929 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult |
1,847 |
|
Invalidity Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult |
1,465 |
|
Illness Benefit |
1,209 |
|
Unspecified payment |
1,128 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult |
484 |
|
Illness Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult |
445 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
235 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult |
199 |
|
Farm Assist |
148 |
|
Widow's / Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension |
146 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
107 |
|
Farm Assist Increase for a Qualified Adult |
94 |
|
State Pension Transition |
61 |
|
Blind Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult |
53 |
|
Blind Pension |
26 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
19 |
|
Incapacity Supplement Increase for a Qualified Adult |
17 |
|
Injury Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult |
17 |
|
Back to Work Self Employed Increase for a Qualified Adult |
12 |
|
State Pension Transition Increase for a Qualified Adult |
10 |
|
Back to Work Employee Increase for a Qualified Adult |
9 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult Allowance |
9 |
|
Injury Benefit |
8 |
|
Disablement |
3 |
|
Guardians Non-Contributory |
2 |
|
Overall Total number of recipients |
45,111 |
I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.
