How long are you entitled to go on holiday for if you get SWA?

marti8

I was on DA for years but they stopped that, I'm appealing it and for now I'm getting SWA, Supplementary Welfare Allowance, from a CWO. I collect it each week in the post office (it's there on a Friday but I have until the following Monday to collect it) DA shouldn't have been stopped but it was, my GP is telling me I should be on DA, a psychologist I saw said I should be on DA and even the CWO is telling me I should be on DA and she's never seen anything like it. Anyway, my wife and I are thinking of going on holiday and we're trying to find out how long we can go away for? I think it's 2 weeks but maybe it's upto 3 not too sure.

Does it matter than I'm getting an SWA payment instead of an actual social welfare payment? Thanks.

Mimikyu

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marti8

Thanks for that. I guess I'll have to phone up my local CWO and find out what the story is if you're on SWA, guess it's the same as say being on JA/JB but who knows - maybe not! Thanks anyway.

edit: ah, just found this info - seems you can't go on holiday if you're on SWA, or maybe you can but you won't be paid http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/going_abroad_and_social_welfare_payments.html Oh well, it was only an idea anyway. Shouldn't be on SWA for too much longer.