Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider the decision to refuse one parent family allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40874/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department is responsible for the administration and payment of a range of supports to assist an eligible person who is parenting alone including the One-Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment, described below:

• One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 years who are parenting without the support of a partner and whose youngest child is under 7 years of age.

• Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment is a special arrangement under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme which a person may qualify for if they do not live with a spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and their youngest child is between 7 and 14 years old.

According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has not submitted a completed application for either a One-Parent Family Payment or a Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment.

As my Department’s records reflect the person concerned has a child, aged 7, a Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment application form was issued on 16/09/2024 to the person, together with a checklist of documents they should provide in support of their claim. To date, the completed application form has not been submitted to my Department. It remains open to the person to submit the completed application at their local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office. The application will then be assessed promptly and they will be advised of the outcome in writing.

Qualifying conditions for all schemes and payments administered by my Department can be found at .

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.