Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2022
376. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker’s allowance application for a person in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60827/22]
View answerThe person concerned Jobseeker's Allowance claim has been awarded from the 11/10/22. This payment includes the child dependent allowance at half rate.
The partner of the customer has been on Illness Benefit (IB) since the 12/09/22 and had only been in receipt of payment for herself.
Contact has been made with Illness Benefit who have now paid her full child rate allowance from 12/09/2022 to 11/10/2022. From this date she will be paid half rate dependent child allowance as the other half is paid to the customer concerned.
Any arrears due from Illness Benefit will be paid to the person concerned partner in due course.
A decision letter issued to the person concerned on 02/12/2022.
