Written answers
Thursday, 25 January 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will comment on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3624/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Person Concerned has not made an application for Jobseekers Benefit in the last number of years. It appears they have sufficient contributions in the Governing Contribution Year (2022) for an application to be submitted for Summer 2024. Based on their weekly earnings it appears they would be entitled to full rate Jobseekers Benefit subject to the other conditions for receipt of Jobseekers Benefit being met.
As we do not have an application for The Person Concerned and assumption of entitlement can not be determined. They should make an application for Jobseekers Benefit on the first day of unemployment.
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