Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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808. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been paid the social welfare spring bonus. [27492/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. To qualify for Working Family Payment, the customer must be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment and have at least one qualified child who normally resides with them.
The Cost of Living payment is payable to customers who have an entitlement to Working Family Payment between 17thand 23rdApril 2023. The person concerned was not in payment between 17thApril and 23rdApril 2023 but has since been awarded retrospectively with an effective date of 6th April 2023 and, therefore, would have an entitlement to receive the Cost of Living payment provided it has not already been paid on another qualifying scheme. These cases are currently being validated and are due to be paid in the next two weeks.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
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