The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is administered on behalf of the department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that the payment of SWA at the rate of €4.90 a week is based on an assessment of the personal and financial circumstances of the persons concerned which was made at the time of the application for SWA.
The community welfare officer requested additional information including earnings details from the persons concerned at the time of the last review of their entitlement to SWA. To date, the requested information has not been provided. The community welfare officer will review the entitlement of the people concerned when the requested information has been supplied.