I confirm that my Department received an application for Disability Allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 22 December 2022. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim.
Based on the evidence supplied in support of this person’s application, her application for DA was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition was not satisfied. At that time, the person concerned was also assessed with weekly means of €140.27, which was derived from regular cash income receive from her father. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 27 March 2023, and they were given the right to a review or an appeal.
Based on the information provided by the Deputy to the Department, on behalf of this person on 11 April 2023, a means review was carried out on her claim. Following this review, she was assessed with nil means. This review related solely to the means assessment element of her claim. However, the claim remained disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition for DA had not been satisfied. A letter notifying the person concerned issued to her on 11 April 2023.
To date, no additional medical information to support her position has been submitted by the person concerned to facilitate a review, nor has an appeal on the disallowance of the medical qualifying condition of 27 March 2023 been received by my Department.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
