Michael Creed
Question:1177. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will remain in receipt of a payment pending a decision on a review. [44040/22]
View answerThursday, 8 September 2022
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An information request letter issued to the person concerned on 5 August 2022 as part of a means review into her continued entitlement to disability allowance (DA). This letter clearly set out all of the required information needed to complete the review and allowed 21 days for the return of the information. The letter also stated that payment would be suspended if all of the requested information was not returned by 29 August 2022.
The person concerned did not provide any of the requested financial information and therefore a letter issued to them on 30 August 2022 advising them that consequently their DA payment would be suspended from 7 September 2022.
To date, the person concerned has not provided the outstanding requested information and therefore their payment will remain suspended pending the outcome of the review as the Department is unable to determine if their current means are within the statutory limits for receipt of disability allowance.
It is open to the person concerned to make an application for Supplementary Welfare Allowance pending the outcome of the review of their disability allowance.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.