Michael Creed
Ceist:988. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be approved for carer’s allowance. [37445/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMonday, 11 September 2023
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Freagraí scríofa
Carer's Allowance 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.
It is a condition for receipt of Carer's Allowance that the person being cared for must have such disability that they require full-time care and attention. This is defined as requiring from another person, continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions or continual supervision in order to avoid danger to him or herself, and likely to require that level of care for at least twelve months.
It is also a condition for receipt of Carer's Allowance that every claimant shall furnish such certificates, documents, information, and evidence as may be required for the purposes of deciding their claim.
An application for Carer's Allowance was received from the person concerned on 29 March 2023.
Further information was requested on 30 March 2023 and was submitted on 11 April 2023.
The evidence submitted in support of this application was examined and the Deciding Officer decided that this evidence did not indicate that the requirement for full-time care was satisfied, and the person concerned had failed to submit all the requested information.
The claim was disallowed, and the person concerned was notified on 18 April 2023 of this decision, the reason for it and of their right to request a review and / or appeal.
The person submitted information with a request for a review on 29 May 2023.
Further information was requested by a Deciding Officer on 12 July 2023.
Some, but not all, of the requested information was returned on 21 July 2023 and no further medical evidence in respect of the care recipient has been submitted to date.
A Deciding Officer has decided that the decision of 18 April 2023 remains unchanged. The person concerned was notified of this on 31 July 2023 and of their right to request an appeal within 21 days.
Further correspondence has been received from the person concerned and another review was initiated on 1 September 2023. All evidence in support of this review should be submitted to Carer's Allowance section as soon as possible. The review will be processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.