Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The basic rates of supplementary welfare allowance payable to new claimants aged 24 years and under is also being reduced to ensure jobseeker's allowance claimants affected by the above measure do not have recourse to a basic supplementary welfare allowance top-up, the net effect of which would be to negate the measure. The qualified adult rate for a spouse payable where the main claimant is aged 20 to 21 is also being reduced to €100 per week. The full adult rate of jobseeker's allowance will be paid to those who participate in a full-time Youthreach course for young early school leavers or a full-time course in a senior traveller training centre,-----

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