Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2025
389. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who received the carers support grant in June 2025 and who are not also in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit. [68017/25]
View answerThe Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers who get Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. It can also be paid to certain other carers providing full-time care, provided they meet age, residency and employment conditions, and are not in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit.
The number of recipients of the Carer's Support Grant in June 2025 was 139,351. Of these, 5,730 were not in receipt of Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, or Domiciliary Care Allowance.
Table 1 - Recipients of the Carer's Support Grant and other schemes, June 2025.
|
Scheme |
Recipients |
|
Carer's Support Grant - Total |
139,351 |
|
Carer's Support Grant and Carer's Allowance |
98,983 |
|
of which Carer's Support Grant, Carer's Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance |
27,278 |
|
Carer's Support Grant and Carer's Benefit |
4,011 |
|
of which Carer's Support Grant, Carer's Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance |
1,695 |
|
Carer's Support Grant and Domiciliary Care Allowance |
30,627 |
|
Carer's Support Grant Only |
5,730 |
