Disability Allowance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2018

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Ceisteanna (508)

John McGuinness

Ceist:

508. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [28697/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least on year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test.

A completed application form for disability allowance must be submitted to the Department in order to have eligibility checked and a formal decision made on entitlement. To date no application for disability allowance has been received.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.