John McGuinness
Question:494. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [34787/23]
View answerThursday, 13 July 2023
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Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions.
I can confirm that the person concerned applied for DA on 20 June 2023. 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.
The application did not include all the information required to form a decision on their DA eligibility. An information request letter was sent to the person concerned on 6 July 2023 to supply supporting documentation in order to determine her eligibility for DA.
On receipt of this information, a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.