Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the working family payment claim of a person (details supplied); if she will note that the wrong amount is being paid; and if she will rectify the issue. [53665/22]

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 for WFP renewal was received from the person concerned. Further information was requested in relation to the application. When this information was received a Deciding Officer reviewed the application, and WFP was awarded on 12 October 2022, with effect from 22 September 2022 (renewal date). The first weekly payment has issued to their selected financial account on 12 October 2022, and all arrears due have also issued.

The person concerned was notified of this decision and of the right of review and appeal.

If the person concerned wishes for this decision to be reviewed, they should be advised to forward this request in writing to the WFP Section outlining the details of the review request, with the necessary documents to support this request.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.