Written answers

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

5:00 am

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if back to education allowance can be paid retrospectively to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that they were mistakenly in receipt of jobseeker's allowance on return to education; if alternative arrangements can be made given that they have been forced to drop out of college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/11]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Applications for the back to education allowance must be made prior to the commencement of an approved course. Late applications will be accepted only if received within 30 days of the commencement date of the course. As the person concerned commenced a full-time third level course on 25th September 2009, a retrospective application for the back to education allowance cannot be accepted at this stage. The person concerned has submitted an application for jobseeker's allowance with effect from 18th November 2010. This claim is currently being processed and she will be informed of the outcome as soon as possible.

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent support has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the fact that they have lived here continuously since 2003 and have three dependant children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3202/11]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Supplementary welfare allowance, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare Services division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised that the person concerned was refused a rent supplement on the grounds that she was not considered to be habitually resident in the State. It is open to the person concerned to appeal this decision to the HSE's designated Appeals Officer.

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath given that they have lived here continually since 2003 and have three dependant children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3204/11]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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One of the qualifying conditions for receipt of jobseeker's allowance is that a person must be habitually resident in the State. A Deciding Officer disallowed the jobseeker's allowance claim of the person concerned with effect from 25 February 2010 on the grounds that she is not habitually resident in the State. She appealed this decision and her appeal was forwarded to the Appeals Office for a decision. When a decision is given she will be advised of the outcome.

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