Deserted wife’s allowance refusal
An appeal against refusal of deserted wife’s allowance was rejected because the husband was not found to have left voluntarily and reasonable efforts to obtain maintenance had not been made.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a deserted wife's allowance has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
Comment on this
The person concerned was refused a deserted wife's allowance on the grounds that she could not be regarded as a deserted wife under the regulations governing this scheme. The deciding officer held that her husband did not of his own volition leave her. She appealed against this decision and, following an oral hearing at which she gave evidence, the appeals officer upheld the deciding officer's decision. He added that he did not consider that the appellant had, as required by the regulations, made reasonable efforts within the means available to her to secure maintenance from her husband.
