Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding jobseeker's allowance claims and family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31891/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Family Income Supplement (FIS) is payable to families at work and on low pay who are working at least 19 hours a week or 38 hours per fortnight. The family rate payable for FIS takes into account all income including social welfare payments.

Jobseeker’s allowance is a means-tested payment. A person must satisfy certain conditions including being available for and genuinely seeking work. Casual/part-time workers may qualify for jobseeker’s allowance subject to satisfying the means test and the other qualifying conditions.

Where both parents are working, jobseeker’s allowance and FIS are payable concurrently if all the conditions for the schemes are satisfied.