Written answers
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the overpayments recouped from one parent family benefits in each of the years of 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [58414/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Overpayments of social welfare assistance and benefit payments arise as a consequence of decisions made under the relevant sections of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005 (as amended). Customers who have been overpaid social welfare have a liability to refund the overpayment as they have been in receipt of a payment to which they were not entitled. Where an overpayment is raised, the Department makes every effort to recover the amount overpaid.
Recovery is sought over a period without imposing undue financial hardship on the customer. The Department will work with the customer and consider personal circumstances in determining a repayment plan.
A breakdown of one family parent benefit overpayments recouped in the years 2020 and 2021 to date is set out in the table below:
One Parent Family Recoveries | |
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Year | Value |
2020 | €4.1m |
2021 (To end of Oct.) | €3.2m |
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