Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the family income supplement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18411/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned applied for Family Income Supplement (FIS) on 16March 2016.

In order to qualify for FIS, the applicant cannot be in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) or be included as an Increased Qualified Adult (IQA) on their spouse/partners JA.

In this case, the person’s spouse/partner is claiming an IQA on their Social Welfare payment. A letter issued to the person concerned on 24 March 2016 which advised them to contact their local Intreo office as it would be more beneficial for them to claim FIS than the IQA on their spouse/partner JA.

A completed form was received in FIS section on 24 June from the person concerned requesting the removal of the IQA and this has been forwarded to the relevant Intreo office.

Once the IQA has been removed from the JA claim, the FIS application will be processed without delay.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.