Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
762. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any social welfare payment administered by her Department would be lost by a claimant in the event of them changing their gender, from male to female or from female to male, under the provisions of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12696/24]
View answerSocial Welfare payments, both benefit and assistance, are generally based on specific contingencies such as pregnancy, illness, unemployment, age etc. Where a person is in receipt of such a benefit or allowance, they will have met the criteria around the payment and therefore, a change of gender under section 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2015, would not cause a payment to be lost. I trust this clarifies the matter for the deputy.
