Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will urgently reinstate fuel allowance to a person (details supplied). [46833/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Fuel Allowance is an administrative (non-statutory) scheme and is payable to people who satisfy the conditions of the scheme and who either live alone or only with certain qualified people.

I can confirm that the person concerned is currently in receipt of Disability Allowance effective from 26 September 2018. In addition, the person concerned was in receipt of fuel allowance from 26 September 2018 to 4 April 2023.

My Department periodically reviews claims to ensure there is continued entitlement.

An information request issued to the person concerned on 11 March 2023, to establish his continued entitlement to fuel allowance. The requested information was received by my Department on 22 March 2023.

Based on the information provided to my Department, the person concerned does not qualify for the allowance as he is not living alone and his household includes a person who is in receipt of Illness Benefit which is not a qualifying social welfare payment.

The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 3 April 2023.

I can confirm that, to date, the person concerned has not submitted a new application for fuel allowance or requested a review of the decision of 3 April 2023.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.