Delay in disability benefit payment
The claimant has been paid disability and pay-related benefits; the delay resulted from industrial action in the Department.
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 and submitted two medical certificates of incapacity dated 3 July and 10 July 1981. It has been ascertained from his employers however that his illness commenced 26 June and that he is still absent from work. Payment has now been made from 30 June 1981, fourth day of incapacity, to 24 July 1981 at the maximum appropriate rate. Pay-related benefit has also been paid. The delay in payment of benefit was due to industrial action by some members of the staff of my Department.