386 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the situation of persons who have reached the age of 18 years of age and are not living at home and seeking independent living are not in a position to obtain such accommodation as the €100 a week social protection payment is not sufficient to include accommodation and there is a risk that people in this category will become homeless as to obtain a payment from the community welfare officer in respect of accommodation it is first necessary except in exceptional cases for a person to be on the approved housing list and before they can do this they have to provide verification that they are living at a suitable address for a period of six months and that people in this situation who may be in emergency accommodation or a homeless shelter cannot use that address both in terms of social protection payments or housing applications; if she will review this issue to provide assistance in these essential cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36510/12]

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386 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the situation of persons who have reached the age of 18 years of age and are not living at home and seeking independent living are not in a position to obtain such accommodation as the €100 a week social protection payment is not sufficient to include accommodation and there is a risk that people in this category will become homeless as to obtain a payment from the community welfare officer in respect of accommodation it is first necessary except in exceptional cases for a person to be on the approved housing list and before they can do this they have to provide verification that they are living at a suitable address for a period of six months and that people in this situation who may be in emergency accommodation or a homeless shelter cannot use that address both in terms of social protection payments or housing applications; if she will review this issue to provide assistance in these essential cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36510/12]

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