Payments to international protection applicants will be means tested from next month under revised Government guidance.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys confirmed international protection applicants will have their payments cut if they are employed and earning more than €125 a week.
The Daily Expenses Allowance is currently set at a rate of €38.80 a week for an adult and €29.90 a week for a child.
Those who have applied for international protection, live in or are on a waiting list to move into accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) are eligible for the payment.
Updated information provided by the Government states the allowance will be means tested. However, it is not known what the new rates will be.
“An income assessment is being introduced for the Daily Expenses Allowance with effect from June 2024, for persons 18 years or over,” it states on Gov.ie.
“For claims involving couples or families, the…
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