Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. R?n?n Hession:
The Senator is right. One could have a specific scheme.
For social welfare purposes, a lone parent obviously cannot be cohabiting. If you are cohabiting, the means test takes into account the means of the other partner. We assess on the basis of the household income. I am not sure whether the Deputy's point was on lone parents who may be in a relationship but not cohabiting. I am not sure I picked up the point. The Senator might steer me.
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