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• To benefit up to 18,000 carers around the country at cost of €57 million • National advertising campaign to highlight new arrangements Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Martin Cullen, TD, together with the Minister of State for Older People, Máire Hoctor, TD today (Thursday 27 September 2007) announced details of new arrangements in the Government’s support for carers which will allow for the first time, an entitlement by a carer to retain a full social welfare payment and to receive, in addition, up to a half rate Carer's Allowance. "This new measure", said Minister Cullen, "which comes in to effect from today, will boost the weekly income of an estimated 18,000 carers around the country by up to €109 per week at a cost of €57 million in a full year." Minister Cullen said: "Up until now, a carer who had an entitlement to a Carer's Allowance and another social welfare payment only received one social welfare payment – either the Carer's Allowance or the other payment - whichever was the most beneficial to them. A new arrangement is now in place from today whereby people in receipt of certain other social welfare payments, who are also providing full-time care and attention to a person will be able to retain their main welfare payment and receive a half rate carer’s allowance, depending on their means." Minister of State Máire Hoctor said: "Carers who currently receive a Carer's Allowance and who may have an underlying entitlement to another social welfare payment will be able transfer over to that payment and continue to also receive up to a half rate Carer's Allowance. At present there are over 30,000 people in receipt of a Carer's Allowance. Of these, approximately 14,000 were in receipt of another social welfare payment immediately prior to claiming a carer’s allowance. Many of these will have retained an underlying eligibility for their original payment." Minister Cullen also said: "This is a significant change and since the beginning of September, my Department has contacted approximately 55,000 people by post (recipients of the Carer's Allowance, Respite Care Grant and the HSE administered Domiciliary Care Allowance) advising them of the new arrangements. Another important component of our efforts to raise awareness of the changes is a national awareness advertising campaign which I am launching today. The campaign includes TV, national and regional radio and print media advertisements." Minister Cullen concluded: "Supporting and recognising carers and their contribution to communities across the country is and has been a priority of the Government since 1997. Carers play a very valuable, and much valued, role in our society. This Government is committed to supporting carers and to facilitating older people and people with disabilities to remain in their own homes for as long as possible." People with queries on the new arrangements can contact the Department’s Information Service on LoCall 1890 66 22 44 or alternatively they can email mailto:info@welfare.ie If lines are busy callers will be given the option of transferring to the Citizen’s Information Phonebank. Information booklets and application forms for all social welfare schemes or services are available at http://www.welfare.ie/, or by email from forms@welfare.ie. Issued by: Michelle Hoctor 087 856 3070 Niamh Fitzgerald 087 2547232 From 27 September 2007 up to a Half Rate Carer's Allowance may be payable with the following benefits: From 27 September 2007 up to Half Rate Carer's Allowance may be payable with the following Assistance Payments: Half Rate Carer's Allowance is not payable with the following: PRESS RELEASE ENDS
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Is íocaíocht bhliantúil é an Deontas Cúram Faoisimh a íoctar le cúramóirí a thugann aire do dhaoine áirithe a mbíonn cúram agus aire lánaimseartha de dhíth orthu. Déantar an íocaíocht beag beann ar acmhainn an chúramóra, ach bíonn sí faoi réir coinníollacha áirithe. Tábhachtach Ní gá duit iarratas a chur isteach ar Dheontas Cúram Faoisimh: - má fhaigheann tusa nó duine eile Liúntas Cúramóra (lena n-áirítear Liúntas Cúramóra ar leathráta a tugadh isteach i Meán Fómhair 2007), Sochar Cúramóra, Liúntas Cúram Baile nó Liúntas Gaolta Forordaithe as cúram a sholáthar don duine seo,, Íoctar an Deontas Cúram Faoisimh go huathoibríoch le haon duine a fhaigheann na híocaíochtaí seo. Ní íoctar ach Deontas Cúram Faoisimh amháin le haghaidh gach duine a mbíonn cúram agus aire lánaimseartha de dhíth air/uirthi.