Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24091/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An application for Working Family Payment (formerly Family Income Supplement) was received from the person concerned on 27^thApril 2018.

To determine entitlement to Working Family Payment (WFP), an applicant must provide any information, documents, certificates or evidence so that an application may be processed.

A Deciding Officer (DO) recently assessed the application but could not determine entitlement as the applicant’s spouse/partner had a current Jobseekers Benefit (JB) claim pending. The applicant failed to provide the necessary information relating to the JB claim.

As the person concerned did not satisfy the above requirement, the application for WFP was refused on 18^thMay 2018.

However, a DO recently reviewed the WFP application as the spouse/partner’s JB claim was subsequently disallowed and closed.

Following a revised decision, the person concerned has been awarded WFP with effect from 26^thApril 2018 to 24^thApril 2019.

The first payment will issue to their nominated bank account on Thursday, 31^stMay 2018 and any arrears owing will also issue on this date.

The person concerned was notified on 28^thMay 2018 of this decision.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.