Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2016
292. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) was awarded the jobseeker's allowance from December 2015, rather than the date of application, which was September 2015. [16909/16]
View answerThe person concerned applied for a jobseeker's payment on 30 September 2015, 5 November 2015 and 22 December 2015, and at the time of making each application they were requested to submit proof of residency. As this documentation was not submitted, each application closed without going into payment. Proof of residency was submitted to the Intreo Office concerned on 19 February and jobseeker's allowance was awarded from 22 December 2015 to 20 February 2016 when the applicant commenced employment.
The person concerned has been advised by their Intreo Office to provide clarification as to his ore her residency and circumstances prior to 22 December in order to establish whether an entitlement to a jobseeker's payment existed for that period. When this requested clarification is provided we will be in a position to make a decision in respect of the earlier periods.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
