Vol. 444 No. 1
57 Mr. E. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reimburse a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 the moneys due to her from the period 27 January 1994, to 20 April 1994, at a rate of £74.10 per week, giving a total of £889.20 of which £820.80 was deducted as the amount paid already during that period, which this person denies was ever paid to her; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The person concerned applied for a lone parent's allowance on 26 January 1994. Following an examination of her case it was decided that she is entitled to lone parent's allowance at the maximum weekly rate of £74.10, which includes an increase in respect of her dependent child. The allowance was awarded with effect from 27 January 1994, the first pay-date following receipt of her application.
Social welfare regulations provide that an applicant who satisfies the qualifying conditions for receipt of unemployment benefit and lone parent's allowance simultaneously is entitled to receive half the personal rate of unemployment benefit together with the full rate lone parent's allowance.
During the period 27 January 1994 to 20 April 1994, the person concerned received full-rate unemployment benefit of £820.80 (personal rate of £55.60 plus £12.80 dependent child allowance per week for 12 weeks). As she was concurrently entitled to a lone parent's allowance, she was only entitled to half of the personal rate of unemployment benefit, amounting to £333.60 (£27.80 per week for 12 weeks), during this period.
