Disability benefit restored
Payments stopped when medical certificates were missing, but the claimant’s continuing incapacity was confirmed and benefit was restored with payment through 9 May.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the delay in payment of disability benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford.
Comment on this
The person concerned was in receipt of disability benefit since 1972. She was paid regularly each week and was only required to submit medical certificates at monthly intervals. Although no medical certificates had been received from her after December 1980 it was decided, in view of the length of her illness, to continue payment to 4 April 1981 when payment ceased.
My Department have confirmed that she is still incapable of work and that she proposes to submit covering medical evidence to date. Accordingly payment of disability benefit has been restored and she has been paid to 9 May 1981.
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