Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 May 2024
224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a carer’s support grant will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23517/24]
View answerThe Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment made to full-time carers who satisfy certain conditions.
The person claiming the CSG must:
• Be aged 16 or over and ordinarily resident in this State
• Care for the person on a full-time basis
• Care for the person for a continuous period of at least six months – this period must include the first Thursday in June (1st June 2023)
• Live with the person being looked after, or this person can be contacted quickly by a direct system of communication (i.e., a telephone or alarm)
• Not be employed / self-employed for more than 18.5 hours per week
• Not be in receipt of, or entitled to receive Jobseeker’s Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit or be signing for credited contributions
Additionally, the person being cared for must:
• Be so incapacitated as to need full-time care and attention
• Not normally live in a hospital, convalescent home, or another similar institution
• Not receive full-time care and attention within their own home from another person other than the person claiming the Grant
I can confirm that my Department received an application for CSG from the person concerned on 28 March, 2024.
An information request issued to the person concerned on 8 April 2024.
As the person concerned did not submit all of the requested information, their entitlement to CSG could not be determined and the application was disallowed.
The person concerned was notified on 16 May 2024 of this decision, the reason for it and of his right of review and appeal.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
