Carer's Allowance (CA) 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.
Please find below the most recent figures of the number of carers in receipt of half rate CA broken down by their primary payment.
Primary payment
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Total number of recipients
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One-Parent Family Payment
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9,839
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
8,718
|
Disability Allowance
|
4,877
|
Disability Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
3,716
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
3,483
|
State Pension (Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
2,471
|
Invalidity Pension
|
2,325
|
Widow's / Widower's (Contributory) Pension
|
1,929
|
Jobseeker's Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
1,847
|
Invalidity Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
1,465
|
Illness Benefit
|
1,209
|
Unspecified payment
|
1,128
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
484
|
Illness Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
445
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit
|
235
|
Jobseeker's Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
199
|
Farm Assist
|
148
|
Widow's / Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension
|
146
|
Maternity Benefit
|
107
|
Farm Assist Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
94
|
State Pension Transition
|
61
|
Blind Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
53
|
Blind Pension
|
26
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
19
|
Incapacity Supplement Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
17
|
Injury Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
17
|
Back to Work Self Employed Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
12
|
State Pension Transition Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
10
|
Back to Work Employee Increase for a Qualified Adult
|
9
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult Allowance
|
9
|
Injury Benefit
|
8
|
Disablement
|
3
|
Guardians Non-Contributory
|
2
|
Overall Total number of recipients
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45,111
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I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.