Refused supplementary allowance

Worple

I'm waiting for disability allowance to be granted, (kidney failure), the office in Longford is currently dealing with claims from August 2012, so I have to wait.

Welfare officer refused any payment because partner brings home €520 per week, no children, but mortgage etc,

Any advise on what to do?

Thanks.

mp22

DA is means tested, a rough look at your means based on weekly income of €520 would give a payment of €60 or thereabouts.Your CWO may not think you are in need.you could appeal the decision

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_welfare_appeals.html

Worple

Thank you for the info, since being diagnosed with cancer in my one remaining kidney in January, this has been a complete nightmare, the whole system is so screwed up its beyond a joke.

maryk123

If your weekly income is 520. A couple on social welfare receives 312.80 so you are already earning over that amount. That would be why you were refused.

Worple

maryk123 wrote: »

If your weekly income is 520. A couple on social welfare receives 312.80 so you are already earning over that amount. That would be why you were refused.

If I was told that back in Januarary by Social welfare , and they were more informative, a lot of stress and pain could of been avoided. Sitting in a welfare office with a 14" wound in my side for 3 hours was no fun.

mp22

maryk123 wrote: »

If your weekly income is 520. A couple on social welfare receives 312.80 so you are already earning over that amount. That would be why you were refused.

See here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/means_test_for_social_welfare_payments/work_and_jobseekers_allowance.html

maryk123

I actually meant this for supplementary welfare allowance and that was why the welfare office more than likely refused as you were over the supplementary welfare limit that was what the original post was about.