Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [21229/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive has advised that it has received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned and has further advised that a decision on entitlement will be made following determination of her entitlement to back to education allowance.

People in full-time education are excluded normally from receipt of rent supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. However, people participating in approved courses under the back-to-education allowance scheme receive a standard weekly rate of payment equivalent to the maximum rate of their previous social welfare payment and those who qualify for back to education allowance may also qualify for rent supplement, subject to the standard qualifying conditions of the rent supplement scheme.