Written answer
Social Welfare Payments
The Department will review the person’s SWA application; meanwhile, Disability Allowance and Disablement Benefit have been awarded, with arrears due shortly.
403. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will further investigate the supplementary welfare allowance application of a person (details supplied) who has had no income for over six months. [66956/26]
Comment on this
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) provides immediate assistance for those in need who are awaiting the outcome of a claim or an appeal for a primary social welfare payment or for those who do not qualify for a payment under other State schemes. Basic SWA payments are administered by Community Welfare Officers (CWOs) in the Community Welfare Service (CWS) considering the requirements of the legislation, all the relevant circumstances of the case and are means tested. The means test assesses all household income, savings, shares, investments, or property owned (apart from the applicant’s home, where occupied by them).
According to the records of my department the person concerned applied for Basic SWA on 07/01/2026 while pending a primary payment. I have requested that a Departmental Official review the application of the person concerned to determine whether the person was eligible for payment and to determine the full circumstances of the claim. The outcome of the review will be provided to the person concerned in writing in due course.
My department records show that the person concerned has now been awarded Disability Allowance and Disablement Benefit and should receive payment and any arrears owed in respect of these payments will issue in the coming days.