Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 November 2013
135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when one-parent family allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47583/13]
View answerThe person concerned made an application for a one parent family payment on 4th July 2013. Her application was disallowed on the grounds that she was not habitually resident in the State. She was notified of the decision in writing on 29th July 2013.
The person concerned had appealed a decision made in March 2013 to disallow her application for basic supplementary welfare allowance on the grounds that she was not habitually resident in the State. The decision was upheld by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in July 2013 after she had submitted her application for one parent family payment.
