Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) continues to pay a deduction from their social welfare payment each week; when such payment is expected to stop; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44436/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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An overpayment of lone parents allowance of €66,340.08, from when the claimant married, was raised in this case. An officer determined that the claimant’s late spouse may have had an entitlement to an increase with their social welfare payment for the claimant and two child dependents for the period of the overpayment and reduced the amount for recovery by €44,976.03, leaving an outstanding overpayment of €21,364.05.

Following the award of a widow's pension, the claimant was informed that weekly deductions of €10.00 would be made from the pension for recovery of the overpayment. The current outstanding balance of the overpayment is €10,141.76.

Deductions will continue until the overpayment is fully recovered.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.