Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2016
111. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been awarded a disability allowance on appeal, can have the award backdated to March 2015 rather than January 2016 as has been decided by the appeals office. [21746/16]
View answerI confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the above named person on 18 January 2016. The claim was disallowed on medical grounds and the person concerned appealed the decision. The appeal was allowed by the social welfare appeals office, therefore the person in question was deemed to be eligible for disability allowance from the date of receipt of the application. If the person concerned wishes to make an application for backdating he may do so, in writing, clearly stating the grounds for not having made the application at the earlier date or prior to January 2016 and the matter will be considered by a deciding officer.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
