James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the jobseeker's allowance of a person (details supplied) was reduced. [40270/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Back to Education Allowance scheme is an educational opportunities scheme for persons in receipt of certain social welfare payments, wishing to pursue second or third level courses of education, subject to meeting the qualifying conditions.

In this case, the person concerned was in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance which is a means tested payment. The person concerned notified his local office, that he had started employment on a part-time basis, working three days per week, with effect from 19/10/2016. The means from this employment has resulted in his Jobseekers Allowance payment being reduced accordingly.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.