Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a review of the decision not to award a transition payment to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44984/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned made an application for Jobseekers Benefit (JB) for 65-Year-Olds on 12/08/2024.

In order to qualify for this payment a person must have ceased employment and self-employment.

According to the PRSI contribution information available to the Department the person concerned continues to pay Class S PRSI as a self-employed person. The person therefore cannot be considered to be unemployed for the purposes of claiming Jobseekers Benefit (JB) for 65-Year-Olds.

A decision to disallow JB in this case issued to the person concerned on 15/08/2024.

The person concerned did not appeal this decision.

If the person concerned is experiencing financial difficulty they may apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance which is a means tested payment on household income.

I trust this clarifies the matter.