Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review a working family payment application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46548/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP), formerly Family Income Supplement, is a weekly in-work support which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. To qualify for Working Family Payment the customer must have at least 1 qualified child who normally resides with them and be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment.

An application to claim WFP was received by the department for the person concerned on 10th August 2022. As there was only one child included on the application and the child was declared to be over 18, the department requested a certificate for the current academic year to confirm the child was in full time education and therefore could be considered a qualified child for WFP purposes.

When this evidence is provided a deciding officer will re-examine the claim and contact the person concerned with a decision on the claim.

I trust this clarifies the matter.