Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1074. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a full-time mature student (details supplied) has received a cut to their back to education allowance. [20791/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was in receipt of a rate of Back To Education Allowance (BTEA) related to their underlying entitlement to a Jobseekers Benefit payment.  The person's entitlement to Jobseekers Benefit payment has now exhausted.

Jobseeker’s Allowance is a means-tested payment.  The person concerned is only entitled to a reduced rate of Jobseekers Allowance having regard to her family circumstances.  As a consequence, the person concerned is only entitled to a reduced rate of BTEA.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.