Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48857/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax free payment which provides additional income support to employees, with children, on low earnings. The applicant, in order to qualify for working family payment, must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for no less than 38 hours in a fortnight.

According to our records Mr Miguel’s employment ceased on 31 December 2017 and from the 04 January 2018 he was not entitled to Working Family Payment. Mr Miguel continued to receive Working Family Payment up to 21 February 2018 and therefore he was overpaid for seven weeks.

A new application for Working Family Payment was received from Mr Miguel on 31 October 2018. However this application could not be processed because his spouse has a Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)claim pending. The Jobseekers Allowance claim is due to be processed shortly and, once this has been completed, Mr Miguel's Working Family Payment application will be processed without delay and he will be notified of the decision.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.