439 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason young mothers participating in community education initiatives, in particular a community education initiative in Carlow (details supplied), which are aimed at improving the educational qualifications of young mothers and supporting them in progressing from welfare dependency to sustainable employment, are having the training allowance they receive assessed as means for the purpose of secondary benefits; the reason this move will encourage this vulnerable group, many of whom only have a primary level education and who are three times more at risk of poverty than the rest of the population to participate in the initiative; if this change in assessment is in contradiction of Statutory Instrument Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1995 Section 7 (ii)(III). [6693/06]

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439 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason young mothers participating in community education initiatives, in particular a community education initiative in Carlow (details supplied), which are aimed at improving the educational qualifications of young mothers and supporting them in progressing from welfare dependency to sustainable employment, are having the training allowance they receive assessed as means for the purpose of secondary benefits; the reason this move will encourage this vulnerable group, many of whom only have a primary level education and who are three times more at risk of poverty than the rest of the population to participate in the initiative; if this change in assessment is in contradiction of Statutory Instrument Social Welfare (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations 1995 Section 7 (ii)(III). [6693/06]

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