Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 537: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the permissible hours of work for employment to which a person on reduced rate of one parent family allowance with one child is entitled without loss of part or all of payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6831/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Entitlement to One-parent Family Payment is determined based on the level of earnings from employment or self employment and not on the number of hours worked while in employment. A person receiving one-parent family payment can have earnings from employment or self employment of up to €146.50 gross per week without the income affecting the rate of their payment. S/he may earn up to €425.00 gross per week and continue to receive a reduced rate of payment, providing s/he has no other income or means. If a person is receiving One-parent Family Payment for a continuous period of at least 52 week and their weekly earnings increase to more than €425.00 per week, s/he will continue to qualify for a transitional payment equal to half of their One-parent Family Payment for a period of 6 months.