Written answers

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Payments

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision will be made on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45465/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income tested in-work payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. Income that is assessable for WFP includes an applicant's and their spouse's average net weekly assessable weekly earnings from employment, plus any other household income such as income from self employment, other social protection payments etc.

An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 20 July 2021.

The Department wrote to the person concerned on 13 August 2021, to request further employment related information and documentary evidence. The requested information was not provided and the claim was refused on 04 September 2021.

The person concerned then submitted all required documentation via email on 05 September 2021. On receipt of the requested information from the person concerned, a review took place on 17 September 2021.

Following this review, the application was disallowed on the grounds that the weekly family income is not less than the prescribed income level for their family size.

The person concerned was notified of this revised decision in writing on 17 September 2021, and of the right of review and appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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