Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know from my own experience that applications can go in, particularly for carer's allowance, and I found that all the information was not provided by the applicant and then it has to go over and back. It is something on which we keep a close eye. The Deputy asked about the working family payment. When a child reaches 12, those families will see an increase in the working family payment to offset the loss of 60% to the one-family payment. There is an offset there so it is not just the cliff edge at the age of 12 when it drops off.