Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 November 2003

I will go through the savage 16 cuts. Social welfare recipients must be on welfare for 15 months rather than six months to qualify for the back to education allowance at third level. Lone parents will be refused the transitional half rate social welfare payment to ease the break from welfare when they take up employment and earn in excess of €293 per week. Recipients of supplementary welfare allowance or rent or mortgage supplement must pay at least €13 instead €12 towards their accommodation before qualifying for these allowances. Supplementary welfare allowance will not be paid any longer to a household where one member is in full employment. If one of a couple is working, both will be excluded from rent allowance or mortgage supplement.

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