Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the grounds upon which no jobseeker's allowance payment issued to a person (details supplied) in the week commencing 11 June 2018; when payment will be restored in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26779/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was in receipt of a jobseeker allowance claim up to 1/5/2018 at which time they secured employment. Upon termination of this employment the person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker allowance with effect from 28/5/18 and as part of this application was asked to provide evidence that employment had ceased. As an interim measure the person concerned was referred to the Community Welfare Officer who awarded a Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment. This is still in payment.

The jobseeker allowance claim was awarded but immediately suspended as the person concerned advised their local Intreo Centre they would be commencing a 7 week course with Kildare Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB) on 28/5/18. A form F103 was submitted by the person concerned confirming jobseeker allowance entitlement for the KWETB.

It is standard procedure when a customer commences a course of this length that their claim is suspended for the period of the course, as they receive payment from the relevant body. Following these representations, the Intreo Centre made contact with the KWETB and it appears that the person concerned did not commence the course. The person concerned should contact their Intreo Centre to clarify their current circumstances in order to have a jobseeker allowance payment re-instated.

I trust this clarifies this matter for the Deputy.