Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011
226 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 has been told they may not receive further supplementary welfare allowance payments despite having no income or any means of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25644/11]
View answerThe supplementary welfare allowance scheme (SWA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Apart from a number of excluded categories, anyone in the State who satisfies a habitual residency condition and a means test, has registered for employment, unless they have a physical or mental disability, and can prove unemployment may qualify for a weekly payment of SWA.
The person concerned is currently in receipt of a payment of SWA from the Department pending a decision regarding her application for a main social welfare payment. The person concerned should continue to receive SWA on an interim basis until a decision is made regarding her other social welfare entitlements, and while she continues to satisfy the relevant criteria in order to qualify for a payment of SWA.
