Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
341. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the carer’s support grant who qualify on account of receiving domiciliary care allowance only and who do not receive either carer's allowance or carer's benefit. [40247/24]
View answer340. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of the carer’s support grant; the number of recipients of the grant who receive it on account of receiving carer’s allowance, carer’s benefit and domiciliary care allowance; and the number of recipients of the carer’s support grant who do not receive any of these three payments. [40246/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 340 together.
At the end of August 2024, there were 133,683 recipients of the Carer's Support Grant.
Of these, 95,565 were in receipt of Carer's Allowance, 3,774 were in receipt of Carer's Benefit and 55,946 were in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance.
28,441 individuals were in receipt of the Carer's Support Grant and Domiciliary Care Allowance but were in receipt of neither Carer's Allowance nor Carer's Benefit.
5,910 individuals were in receipt of Carer's Support Grant and were not receiving any of the other three payments.
