Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 October 2025
340. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports available to cross-Border workers who live in this jurisdiction but are employed in the north of Ireland in the situation where they now no longer qualify for the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53059/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe State in which a frontier worker is employed is responsible for paying a number of social welfare benefits. A frontier worker who lives in Northern Ireland and is employed in this jurisdiction may be entitled to the Working Family Payment (WFP). This is a means-tested payment. WFP is not available to frontier workers who are not employed in this jurisdiction.
A frontier worker who lives in this jurisdiction and is employed in Northern Ireland may be entitled to the Universal Credit from Northern Ireland. This is also a means-tested payment.
In some cases, a frontier worker living in this jurisdiction may be entitled to make an application for Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) from this Department. SWA is a discretionary temporary means-tested payment available to people who are resident in the Republic of Ireland.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
