Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions
Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection
4:00 pm
Ms Jackie Harrington:
Habitual residence is a condition which must be satisfied to receive certain social welfare payments, including child benefit. Accordingly, a person resident in a direct provision centre who is seeking asylum but who has not been granted status is not entitled to receive child benefit. Child benefit is only payable where a person has leave to remain and satisfies the habitual residence condition.
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