Social Welfare Eligibility
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-24
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Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF), Carlow-Kilkenny

I agree with Deputy McAuliffe. I too work with a lot of people who apply for the carer's allowance in Carlow. I live in the same area as Catherine Cox, who is a spokesperson on this issue, and the means-testing is a serious issue. Again, it involves constantly filling out forms and looking for bank statements and this, that and the other. There has to be a change of system. It is not working and it takes weeks before the applicant even gets payment. It needs to be looked at and the means-testing is a huge issue.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-24