Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015
9:00 am
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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With regard to that exceptional needs payment, which is very helpful for people in terms of a deposit, I understood they could not get rent in advance. However, I read in the Department's policy document that they can get rent in advance. Is that correct?