Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
820. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection to indicate in the case of a person (details supplied) the income that he is deemed to received from his ARF which deemed him ineligible for JSB payment as a bridging payment before qualifying for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27861/23]
View answerThe Person Concerned applied for Benefit Payment for 65-Year-Olds(BP65) on the 24/05/2022. This application was refused on the basis that the qualifying conditions attached to the scheme were not satisfied.
The Person Concerned appealed the decision on 3/6/22, stating that they had not been employed or self-employed since December 2017. The Appeals Officer concluded that the Person Concerned continues to be a self-employed contributor in respect of their Approved Retirement Fund income and therefore has not established that they meet the requirements as set out in the legislation and so the Appeal was disallowed.
