Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will request a review into week pension rate for a person (details supplied) given that the weekly rate has recently reduced despite no change in circumstances. [53420/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is the beneficiary of an Increase for Qualified Adult allowance (IQA) on their spouse’s State Pension (contributory). This is a means-tested payment, payable to a claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source does not exceed a means test income limit.

Where a qualified adult has weekly means of less than €100, the maximum rate of IQA is payable. Where their weekly means are over €100 and not more than €310, a tapering reduced rate of IQA is payable. If the qualified adult has means of more than €310 per week, this exceeds the means limit and there is no entitlement to an IQA payment.

According to information supplied to my Department by the Revenue Commissioners the person concerned commenced employment on 24 May 2021. A review of the qualified adult allowance was carried out. It was determined that the person concerned had weekly means of €242.00, giving entitlement to a reduced rate of qualified adult allowance of €86.00.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.