Written answers

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Working Family Payment Applications

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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1417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for the working family payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18884/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP an applicant or the applicant and their spouse, partner or cohabitant must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.

An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 01 November 2018.

Their application was disallowed on 20 November 2018 as they did not satisfy the above employment condition at the time of application.

The person concerned requested a review of the decision of 20 November 2018. Following a review of their application based on new information provided by the applicant, it has been established  that they now satisfy the above condition and have been awarded WFP with effect from 06 September 2018 to  04 September 2019.

WFP is not payable while an applicant is in receipt of Illness Benefit (IB) and the person concerned has a current IB claim.

The Department wrote to the person concerned on 2 May 2019 advising them to close their IB claim and once this has been completed, the revised decision will be implemented without delay and the person concerned will be notified in writing.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working family payment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18903/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work family payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children.

An application for WFP was received from the spouse of the person concerned on 15 April 2019.

Their spouse has been awarded WFP with effect from 11 April 2019 to 08 April 2020.

The first weekly payment issued to their nominated bank account on 29 April 2019 and any arrears owing will issue in due course.

The person concerned spouse was notified of this decision on 25 April 2019 and of their right of review and appeal.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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