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Disability benefit after 52 weeks

Summary

Inquiries delayed payment after the claimant completed 52 weeks on benefit; all amounts due through 16 May were issued on 8 May.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has not as yet been paid disability benefit; and if he is aware that six weeks' benefit is now due.

Comment on this

The person concerned claimed disability benefit from 22 April 1980 and all disability benefit and pay-related benefit due to 16 May 1981 has issued.

When he had completed the period of 52 weeks in receipt of benefit in mid-April 1981 there was delay in payment while inquiries were being made to establish whether he was entitled to further payment. On completion of these inquiries payment for the period 13 April 1981 to 16 May 1981 was issued on 8 May 1981.

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