Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2018
282. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a current review of entitlements is likely to affect a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46418/18]
View answerWorking Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax free payment which provides additional income support to employees, with children, on low earnings. The applicant, in order to qualify for working family payment, must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for no less than 38 hours in a fortnight.
An application to renew the Working Family Payment (WFP) was received from the person concerned on 18 September 2018. As a result of information contained in this application their entitlement was reviewed. The result of this review is that their WFP will remain in payment. The person concerned has been advised of the requirement to notify the Department when her employment ceases for the school holidays.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
