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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits. Disability benefit cheques with wrong surname
Summary
An administrative error caused disability benefit cheques to be issued under the wrong surname. The error was corrected and replacement cheques issued.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason his Department insist on sending cheques to a person (details supplied) in County Cork bearing the wrong surname but the right PRSI number.
Comment on this
Owing to an error, the claim to disability benefit of the person concerned was opened and cheques were issued under an incorrect surname.
The error has since been corrected and replacement cheques issued to the claimant. Payment of disability benefit and pay-related benefit was made to 5 March 1983. She was certified by her own doctor as fit to resume work from 7 March 1983.
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