Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
387. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment scheme workers are prohibited from receiving family income supplement even though they are working the minimum hours required to qualify and their income is below the threshold. [7843/14]
View answerParticipants on the Community Employment (CE) scheme are disqualified from receiving family income supplement (FIS) under Part 6, Section 175 of Statutory Instrument No. 142 of 2007. This disqualification also applies to Jobseekers and Farm Assist claimants, Tús participants, Rural Social Scheme (RSS) participants and those engaged on the Part Time Job Opportunities Scheme.
