Unemployment assistance means assessment in Meath
The claimant’s £22.65 weekly means from fishing were upheld on appeal, leaving him unemployment assistance of £27.85 per week.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the basis on which the sum of £22.65 was calculated as the rate of unemployment assistance for a person (details supplied) in County Meath as he should be receiving £51.60 per week; the arrears due to him; and when they will be paid.
Comment on this
The person concerned was assessed with means of £22.65 weekly derived from self-employment as a fisherman. He appealed against the amount of means assessed against him but an appeals officer upheld the assessment at £22.65 weekly.
He is accordingly in receipt of unemployment assistance at the weekly rate of £27.85 being the maximum rate payable to him £50.50 less means £22.65.
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