Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2023
324. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the actual cost of carer’s allowance for 2022, broken down by month, specifying full rate and half rate, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5354/23]
View answerCarer’s Allowance is a payment to people on low incomes who are caring full-time for a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness (including mental illness). The person being cared for must require full-time care and attention.
If a person is getting certain social welfare payments and are providing full time care and attention to another person whilst also meeting all other conditions for Carer’s Allowance, they can keep their main social welfare payment and receive half-rate Carer's Allowance as well.
The table below sets out the provisional expenditure outturn for each month of 2022 and also the number of full and half rate recipients.
Carer’s Allowance Expenditure with full and half rate recipient numbers by month - 2022
|
Month |
Expenditure |
Recipients on Full Rate |
Recipients on Half Rate |
|
|
€000 |
# |
# |
|
January |
72,485 |
49,410 |
41,349 |
|
February |
72,656 |
49,345 |
41,348 |
|
March |
88,160 |
49,287 |
41,394 |
|
April |
74,541 |
49,260 |
41,396 |
|
May |
72,740 |
49,240 |
41,483 |
|
June |
89,290 |
49,143 |
41,546 |
|
July |
75,824 |
49,271 |
41,770 |
|
August |
74,719 |
49,575 |
41,980 |
|
September |
92,837 |
49,751 |
42,126 |
|
October |
92,779 |
49,659 |
42,226 |
|
November |
75,534 |
49,656 |
42,388 |
|
December |
111,693 |
49,846 |
42,422 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
