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Appendix 2: Summary of DSFA Budget Package 2007 (continued) COST First Year Full Year 6. Working Age m m One Parent Family Payment Increase the upper income threshold for entitlement to One Parent Family Payment by €25 per week, from €375 to €400. [May 2007] Jobseeker’s Allowance/PRETA/Disability Allowance/Farm Assist 1. Introduce a daily earnings disregard of €20 per day for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Farm Assist claimants with children. (for up to 3 days per week). 2. Increase the daily earnings disregard by €7.30 per day, from €12.70 to €20 for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Farm Assist claimants without children. 3. Reform and simplify the assessment of spouse’s earnings for Jobseeker’s Allowance/PRETA/Disability Allowance/Farm Assist so as to reward work. [September 2007] Increases for Qualified Adults (IQA’s) Increase the upper ceiling for entitlement to tapered IQA payments by €30, from €250 to €280 per week. [January 2007] Maternity & Adoptive Benefit Increase the reckonable weekly earnings threshold from €332 to €350, for determination of entitlement to earnings related Maternity and Adoptive Benefits: New maximum rate is €280 per week. [January 2007] Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement Enable recipients of Rent Supplement, who have been placed on a Local Authority waiting list for accommodation under the Rental Accommodation Scheme, to take up full time employment and remain eligible for Rent Supplement, subject to satisfying the other conditions for entitlement. [April 2007] Increase the Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement additional household income disregard applicable to those taking up part-time employment or an employment opportunity or those in receipt of a maintenance payment to 50% of any additional household income up to €200 per week, subject to a minimum disregard of €75 per household per week. [April 2007] Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement/Supplementary Welfare Allowance Increase the capital disregard for entitlement to Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement and Supplementary Welfare Allowance from €520 to €5,000 and reform assessment in line with arrangements for other schemes. [April 2007] Back to Work Allowance Extend entitlement to Back to Work Allowance to Jobseeker’s Allowance recipients who are in receipt of that payment at a weekly rate of less than €50.79 (single) or €78.72 (married). [March 2007] annual report 2006 81
Appendix 2: Summary of DSFA Budget Package 2007 (continued) COST First Year Full Year 6. Working Age (continued) m m Back to Education Allowance Reduce the qualifying period for Back to Education Allowance from 3 to 2 years in respect of Illness Benefit. [September 2007] Extend immediate entitlement to Back to Education Allowance to persons made redundant provided they have an entitlement to statutory redundancy i.e. at least 2 years continuous service and are entitled to a social welfare payment. [September 2007] Back to Education Programmes Extend entitlement to participation in the Education, Training & Development (ET&D) option of the Back to Education Programmes and receive an Out of Pocket Expenses payment of €32 per week to persons who are eligible for the Back to Education Allowance [May 2007] Jobseeker’s Benefit Raise the redundancy threshold for disqualification to entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit for up to 9 weeks by €30,954, from €19,046 to €50,000. [February 2007] Illness Benefit and Jobseeker’s Benefit Enable a person who was in receipt of Illness Benefit/Jobseeker’s Benefit and who subsequently was in receipt of Carer’s Allowance or Benefit, to return to Illness Benefit / Jobseeker’s Benefit entitlement at the same rate as previously (if more beneficial). [May 2007] Enable a person who was in receipt of Illness Benefit for 2 years and who then undertook employment of less than 26 weeks, to return to an Illness Benefit entitlement at the same rate as previously (down from 5 years). [May 2007] One Parent Family Payment Reform the provision of credited contributions for recipients of One Parent Family Payment who take time off following the birth of a child. [April 2007] Deserted Wife’s Benefit Increase the earnings related reduced rates of Deserted Wife’s Benefit (1992-1996) to the maximum personal rate subject to a qualifying income threshold of €20,000 and also introduce a transitional payment of half rate Deserted Wife’s Benefit for 6 months where a recipient exceeds that income threshold. [May 2007] 15.65 21.04 appendices 82
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