Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an application for the one-parent family payment to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5144/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is a payment for persons under 66 who are bringing children up without the support of a partner.  To qualify for this payment, an applicant must satisfy a means assessment and meet certain conditions including that the applicant must not be living with a spouse, civil partner, or cohabiting. 

An application for OFP was received from the person concerned on 22nd December 2022 and is currently undergoing an assessment of means as the person concerned has indicated on their application that they are in receipt of self-employment income from farming.  When this is complete a decision will be made on this application.

The person concerned is currently in receipt of a weekly SWA payment pending the completion of this process. 

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.