Under the regulations governing carer's allowance, a person may participate in employment for a maximum of ten hours per week. Following the necessary investigations to determine his entitlement to the allowance, his application was refused on the grounds that he was employed in excess of the ten hours allowed each week.
My Department received a notice of an appeal in this case on 15 February 2005. The person submitted a letter from his employer stating that he now works six to eight hours per week. Based on this information a revised decision will be made. In this regard, he was requested to submit confirmation of the date from which he reduced the hours of his employment and details of his earnings. On receipt of the requested information, his claim will be reviewed.
Under social welfare legislation decisions on claims must be made by deciding officers and appeals officers who are statutorily appointed. I have no role in making such decisions.