Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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737. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22152/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In advance of commencing a course of education, a person in receipt of Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is required to establish an entitlement to a qualifying social welfare weekly payment, generally a Jobseeker’s payment, to access a Back to Education Allowance (BTEA). A person will then be required to transfer from PUP to the relevant qualifying social welfare scheme to continue to receive income support while availing of full-time education provision.

The person concerned currently has a pending online Jobseeker’s Allowance application. This has been prioritised for decision to allow his eligibility for a BTEA to be assessed. Once a decision has been made, the person concerned will be informed directly of the outcome and advised how to proceed.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.