Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 October 2022
81. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter relating to the working family payment and the closure of a person’s (details supplied) application for renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49481/22]
View answerWorking Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant must have a qualified child and be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.
Once WFP is granted, it is payable for 52 weeks at the same rate, as long as the customer continues to be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for at least 38 hours every fortnight.
The person concerned received an online invite to renew their WFP. A renewal application was received from the person concerned on 11/07/2022. At the time the application was due for renewal, there was a query on the current employment status of the person concerned.
The person concerned notified the Department that their current employment was going to end, and new employment would be pursued. The person concerned was contacted and intends to make a new application for WFP once they have the required information from their new employment available to support this application.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the deputy.
