Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020
498. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will pay a working family payment to a person (details supplied); when the application was first received by her Department; if there has been a delay by an inspector completing an investigation into the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40272/20]
View answerWorking Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children, relative to family size.
An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 17 February 2020. Their application was referred to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for clarification on 02 March 2020 as it was not possible to carry out a full assessment of their entitlement based on the information provided by the person concerned.
In the meantime and as a consequence of public health restrictions imposed due to the Covid pandemic and the nature of the inspection, the SWI investigation has been delayed. The SWI has been contacted and has confirmed that their report will be completed as a matter of urgency.
On receipt of the completed report from the SWI, the application for WFP will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified in writing of the decision.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
