Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Independent)
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288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6300/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The original jobseeker’s allowance claim for the person concerned was disallowed in September 2013. This was because when she returned from her holiday abroad, the duration of which was in excess of the allowable limits, she was requested to furnish documentation with regard to establishing her correct means, and this documentation was not forthcoming. The person concerned made a further claim for jobseeker’s allowance on 14 October 2013 which was disallowed as the requested documentation had still not been produced.

The person concerned appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the outcome of which has not yet been determined. Her claim for a rent supplement was also disallowed as her means could not be established, and this decision has also been appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. The person concerned made a claim for basic supplementary welfare allowance on 5 December 2013. A new means assessment was carried out and her claim was awarded from that date. Her claim for a rent supplement was also re-instated from that date. A decision on whether or not the person concerned had an entitlement for the period that her claims were disallowed will be made by the Social Welfare Appeals Office when her appeals are heard.