Michael Ring
Question:220 Mr. Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person in receipt of the invalidity pension can also qualify for the blind welfare allowance. [1147/05]
View answerWednesday, 26 January 2005
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The assessment of entitlement to and payment of the blind welfare allowance, including the payment of arrears, is a matter for the Health Service Executive in the relevant area. Blind welfare allowance is a means-tested Department of Health and Children supplementary payment which is paid to eligible persons who are blind or visually impaired in addition to an existing Department of Social and Family Affairs income maintenance payment, for example, invalidity pension, old age contributory and non-contributory pension, disability allowance, to eligible persons whose income is below the combined blind person rate and the blind welfare allowance rate.