Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2012
270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision to refuse a rent supplement payment to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55635/12]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that due to an error in the calculation of an income disregard, the rent supplement of the person concerned was reduced for the period 1st August 2012 to 30th November 2102. This error has now been corrected as a result of which an increased supplement has been approved. Arrears for the period 1st August 2012 to 30th November 2012 were issued on 4th December 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
