Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been assessed with earnings on a family income supplement claim of €171 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14656/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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An application for family income supplement (FIS) was made by the person concerned on 14 April 2016.

The assessment of earnings was based on a payslip dated 16 March 2016 (week 11) which showed cumulative earnings and deduction details for the 2016 tax year to that date. The earnings were calculated at €171.00 per week.

A DO has reviewed the FIS application and has discovered that the potential FIS entitlement notified on the communication to the customer (dated 22 April 2016) was incorrect (understated). A revised communication has issued to the person in question with the correct figures.

As FIS cannot be claimed concurrently with jobseeker's allowance (JA) the letter also informs the person concerned that it is financially beneficial to cease claiming JA and instead to claim FIS and advises them to contact their local Intreo office to arrange this so that FIS may be awarded.