Social Welfare Payments
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-09
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Seán Sherlock (LAB), Cork East

I ask the Minister for Social Protection whether income disregards could be reviewed for the purpose of assessment of means for carer's allowance with a view to ensuring the income of spouses, civil partners or cohabitants, where they work overtime, will not disbar an applicant from eligibility for carer's allowance.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-09