Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the rent allowance and one-parent family payment was suspended for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [17764/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned was claiming one parent family payment from October 2007 until October 2013, when her claim was disallowed following an investigation which determined that her means were in excess of the statutory limit for receipt of the payment. This decision was appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO); however her appeal was disallowed by that office in April 2014.

A subsequent jobseeker’s allowance claim was also disallowed on the same basis in October 2014; this was also appealed to the SWAO and again her appeal was disallowed by that office.

In November 2014 she made a claim for supplementary welfare allowance which was also disallowed because her means were also in excess of the statutory limit for that scheme. There was no subsequent appeal in respect of this decision.

The person concerned has been receiving rent allowance for her current accommodation since October 2013. She is receiving the correct entitlement rate in line with current legislation as it relates to means assessments for that scheme. Any arrears due have been paid to her and her claim has been paid up to date.