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‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits. Disability benefit payment timing
Summary
Woods said the claimant’s benefit was issued promptly after medical evidence arrived and there had been no undue delay.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the delay in the payment of disability benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford.
Comment on this
The person concerned claimed disability benefit from 2 April 1981 and has been paid all disability benefit and pay-related benefit due from 6 April 1981, fourth day of incapacity, to 6 May 1981.
There was no undue delay in the payment of benefit in this case. The cheques issued promptly on receipt of medical evidence of incapacity.