Written answers
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Department of Social Protection
Fuel Allowance Eligibility
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if fuel allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2158/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In addition to a number of other criteria a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment from this Department for a minimum of 390 days in order to qualify for a fuel allowance. The person concerned has been in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance since 01 May 2013 and has been paid for 219 days up to 14 January 2014. Accordingly she does not meet the criteria for the payment of a fuel allowance at this time.
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