S.I. No 75 of 2008

S.I. 75 of 2008

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS, PAYMENTS AND CONTROL) (AMENDMENT) (CARER'S INCOME DISREGARD) REGULATIONS 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

Social Welfare legislation currently provides that a person in receipt of Carer's Benefit may engage in employment or self employment outside the home, subject to a maximum of fifteen hours per week and an income ceiling of €320. Article 4(a) of these regulations increases the income ceiling to €332.50 per week, effective from 3 April, 2008.

Article 4(b) of these regulations further provides for an increase in the income disregarded for the purposes of Carer's Allowance. In the case of a single person, the increase is €12.50 per week, bringing the total amount of the disregard to €332.50. In the case of a married person, the disregard is increased by €25 per week, to a new total of €665. These changes take effect from 3 April 2008.