Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a review of a working family payment claim which has been ongoing for several weeks will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8836/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in work support which provides additional income support to employees, on low earnings, with children.  In order to meet the qualifying and continuous entitlement condition for receipt of WFP, an applicant or the applicant and their spouse, partner or cohabitant must be engaged in fulltime employment as an employee for no less than 38 hours per fortnight.

A postal application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 28 September 2021. 

Following receipt of further requested information from the person concerned their application was disallowed on 20 October 2021 as they did not satisfy the above employment condition at the time of application.

The person concerned requested a review of the Department's decision of 20 October 2021.

A review was completed and the person concerned was subsequently awarded WFP on 5 November 2021. This decision was based on a more recent payslip provided by the applicant.

The person concerned requested a review of the above decision. 

A review of the above decision was completed on 16 December 2021.  The review was based on further updated information (more recent payslips) that was subsequently provided by the applicant. The person concerned was awarded WFP at a higher rate with effect from 28 October 2021 to 26 October 2022. 

The person concerned requested a further review of the above decision of 16 December 2021.

Further to their request for a review of the above decision, a review was completed. This review is based on the claimant's amended 4 weekly payslip dated 28 October 2021 as verified by their employer. 

(Due to an automated payroll system error, this payslip was incorrectly recorded as fortnightly)  The person concerned was awarded WFP at the revised higher rate for 52 weeks with effect from 07 October 2021 to 05 October 2022.  All arrears owing will issue to their nominated financial institution account on 17 February 2022.

The person concerned was notified of the above revised decision on 15 February 2022 and of their right of review and appeal.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.