Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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143. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment for jobseeker's allowance has not been available for the past two weeks for a person in Rathangan post office (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37924/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The jobseeker's allowance claim in the case of the person concerned has been suspended as she is currently casually employed and a review of means is necessary.  A UP16 issued to the person concerned today and must be completed by her employer and returned to the Newbridge Intreo Centre in order that a means assessment can be carried out and the correct rate of payment established and applied to her claim.  An application form for fuel allowance has also issued in the post today and should be completed by the person concerned and returned to the Newbridge Intreo Centre.

Should the person concerned be suffering any financial hardship in the interim, it is open to her to contact the community welfare service  and submit an application for a basic supplementary welfare allowance payment.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.