asked the Minister for Social Welfare when a living-alone allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
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The person concerned has been in receipt of a contributory old age pension from my Department since 12 September 1980. He recently applied for a living alone allowance and after investigation of his claim he was awarded the allowance. A pension order book for £1.65 a week and arrears due have now been issued.
183.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare when a non-contributory widow's pension will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
The person concerned has been awarded a widow's non-contributory pension from 20 October 1980 at the maximum rate appropriate to a widow with nine dependent children. The pension order book payable from 5 December 1980 was sent to the designated post office for collection by her.
The arrears of pension will be paid after deduction of the amount of the supplementary welfare allowance which the widow has received since her husband's death.
184.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare when arrears of £78 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, which is due to her on her late husband's non-contributory old-age pension.
Following the death of her husband a non-contributory old age pension order book containing six orders at the rate of £9.00 per week was issued to the person concerned in July last.
According to my Department's records a further £27 is due to the late pensioners's estate in respect of pension orders uncashed. A form which was issued on 23rd June to enable the personal representative to claim this amount was not, however, returned. A duplicate form has recently been issued.
In view of the fact that the amount specified by the Deputy is at variance with my Department's records, I am arranging for a social welfare officer to call on the person concerned to correct any misunderstandings.
185.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare when a decision will be made in respect of an application for unemployment assistance from a person (details supplied) in Dublin; and the amount of the weekly payments in this case.
A deciding officer gave a decision in this case. It was to the effect that by failing to give particulars of her means as required by the law the person concerned was not entitled to unemployment assistance.
The decision was made on 29 August 1980 but as the claimant did not pursue her claim to unemployment assistance, having signed on one day only on 19 August 1980, and as her home address was not known, the decision was not conveyed to the applicant.
Arrangements have now been made to post the decision to the address supplied by the Deputy.
If the person is dissatisfied with the decision in her case, she may appeal against it and a form for this purpose will be given to her at her local office.