Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2022

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Ceisteanna (390)

Marian Harkin

Ceist:

390. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the total number of carers who received the carer's support grant to date in 2022; of these, the number of carers who receive the carer's support grant as a stand-alone payment, that is they do not receive carer's allowance, carer's benefit or DCA; and the number of carers who receive the carer's support grant annually, through applications made throughout 2022, in tabular form. [56427/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers who get Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance.  It can also be paid to certain other carers providing full-time care.

As at the end of October there were 123,837 Carer's Support Grant’s in payment, 4,894 of whom were not in receipt of Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance.  There were 4,610 applications for the stand-alone Carer’s Support Grant received up to the end October 2022.