T9. Mr Allen asked the Minister for Communities, after stating that, when the Assembly was down, he was contacted by a number of constituents who were affected by social sector size criteria, which are crucial mitigations that we provide, with payment in one case being made in error and recovered from the landlord, leaving the person concerned with no recourse to get that payment set aside, when the workaround will be brought forward, given that his officials are aware of the issue. (AQT 419/22-27)

I am grateful to the Member for raising that issue. It is not something that I have been made aware of. Unfortunately, from time to time, people find themselves, either through fraud or error, in a position where they have to repay. That is something that we are trying to limit, and a number of questions have been asked in relation to carer's allowance in particular. I am more than happy to look into the specific issue that the Member raised and see what can be done or what workaround can be put in place. If somebody has been affected in that way, with someone else being reimbursed on their behalf and the payment not being passed on, that is completely unacceptable. I am more than happy to engage with the Member and see what we can put in place to make sure that the issue can be resolved.

The time for Members' questions has elapsed. Members should take their ease for a moment.

(Madam Principal Deputy Speaker [Ms Ní Chuilín] in the Chair)