Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46516/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Fuel allowance is a means tested payment payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people.

Based on the information provided to the department, this lady does not qualify for the allowance as she is not living alone and her household includes a person who is in receipt of jobseeker benefit (JB) which is not a qualifying payment.

The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 13 September 2022.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.