Calls to scrap Carer’s Allowance means test as 37% of claims are rejected

Figures provided to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín following a parliamentary question to social protection minister Dara Calleary show that, on average, more than a third of Carer’s Allowance claims are being rejected. File Picture: PA

Over a third of claims for the Carer’s Allowance are being rejected each year sparking renewed calls for the means test to be scrapped in the upcoming budget.

The Government has said it will increase the income disregard for the carer’s allowance in each budget with a view to phasing it out before the end of its term in office in 2029.