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Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2021

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Questions (148)

Paul Kehoe

Question:

148. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the working family payment for a person (details supplied) was refused; if they are being penalised due to their pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49987/21]

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Written answers

Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children.

In order to qualify for working family payment, the applicant and their spouse, partner or cohabitant must be engaged in fulltime remunerative employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.

Working Family Payment for the person concerned expired on 29th September 2021 and at that time as the person concerned did not satisfy the above condition, their working family payment renewal application was disallowed.

Following receipt of additional information a review of the application has been undertaken and the decision has been revised, with payment awarded from 30th September 2021.

A decision letter will issue this week advising the customer of the revised decision and payment arrangements.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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