Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
- Unemployment assistance means assessment 2 speeches
The claimant’s board-and-lodging assessment reduces assistance to £9.55; his appeal has been referred to an appeals officer.
Austin Deasy, Mary Flaherty
- Old-age pension increase 7 speeches
The pension was raised to the maximum rate, with a living-alone allowance and arrears; Deasy welcomed the result and credited the parliamentary question.
Austin Deasy, Mary Flaherty, Deputies, John F. O'Connell, John F. Donnellan
- Delay in disability benefit payment 2 speeches
The claimant has been paid disability and pay-related benefits; the delay resulted from industrial action in the Department.
Austin Deasy, Mary Flaherty
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a person (details supplied) in County Waterford, is not being paid unemployment assistance at the full rate on the termination of unemployment benefit.
Comment on this
The person concerned has been assessed with means of £10.20 derived from the value of board and lodging in his parents' home. If he continues to be unemployed after he has exhausted his entitlement to unemployment benefit, he will be entitled to unemployment assistance at the weekly rate of £9.55, namely, the maximum rate of £19.75 less means of £10.20. The person concerned has appealed against the assessment of means and arrangements have been made to have his case referred to an appeals officer for determination. The case will be dealt with as expeditiously as possible.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a person (details supplied) in County Waterford is not being paid the old-age pension at the maximum rate.
Comment on this
I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the pension of the person in question has recently been increased to the maximum rate with effect from October 1980. He has also been granted a living alone allowance with effect from January 1981. The increase has been implemented by the issue of supplementary pension books and a payable order covering the arrears due.
Comment on this
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the delay in the payment of disability benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford.
Comment on this
The person concerned claimed disability benefit and submitted two medical certificates of incapacity dated 3 July and 10 July 1981. It has been ascertained from his employers however that his illness commenced 26 June and that he is still absent from work. Payment has now been made from 30 June 1981, fourth day of incapacity, to 24 July 1981 at the maximum appropriate rate. Pay-related benefit has also been paid. The delay in payment of benefit was due to industrial action by some members of the staff of my Department.