Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-04-23
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

Social welfare payments are treated as income in the assessment of a person's income and the amount of reasonable living expenses is then deducted. Social welfare is treated the same as income from work done. Children's allowance is a universal payment and the policy decision was taken at the time to have that stand apart from the other welfare payments. After a person's income, including social welfare, is assessed, reasonable living expenses are deducted.

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Sitting date: 2021-04-23