Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Working Family Payment Payments
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the backdating of the working family payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43504/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. In order to qualify for WFP, an applicant must have a qualified child and be engaged in full-time paid employment as an employee for not less than 38 hours per fortnight.
Working family payment for the person concerned was renewed from 23rd of May 2019 at a rate of €120 per week, taking the earnings for the person concerned as assessable income.
All Working Family Payment monies have been paid to the person concerned to date.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
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