LIVING ALONE ALLOWANCE ABROAD

NUTLEY BOY

My uncle is Irish. He worked here and then emigrated in the 1960s to USA. He is now a US citizen and resides there. He is in his 80s.

He receives a benefit from Social Protection. I think it is a proportionate contributory pension on the basis of PRSI stamps / contributions.

His wife has died. He now lives alone. He applied for a living alone allowance but was refused on the basis that he lives in USA.

This does not sound right from my reading of Social Protections website. Does anyone know the position ?

Thanks.

mrsbyrne

NUTLEY BOY wrote: »

My uncle is Irish. He worked here and then emigrated in the 1960s to USA. He is now a US citizen and resides there. He is in his 80s.

He receives a benefit from Social Protection. I think it is a proportionate contributory pension on the basis of PRSI stamps / contributions.

His wife has died. He now lives alone. He applied for a living alone allowance but was refused on the basis that he lives in USA.

This does not sound right from my reading of Social Protections website. Does anyone know the position ?

Thanks.

LAI is dependent on being resident in Ireland.

mrsbyrne

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/older_and_retired_people/income_supports_for_older_people.html

Balagan

But the Living Alone Increase application form http://www.welfare.ie/en/pdf/laa1.pdf
has a section which is to be filled "only if you live outside The Republic of Ireland".

mrsbyrne

Balagan wrote: »

But the Living Alone Increase application form http://www.welfare.ie/en/pdf/laa1.pdf
has a section which is to be filled "only if you live outside The Republic of Ireland".

I don't know why that is. The link I posted says it is for people living in Ireland.

Snake

Balagan wrote: »

But the Living Alone Increase application form http://www.welfare.ie/en/pdf/laa1.pdf
has a section which is to be filled "only if you live outside The Republic of Ireland".

Well it's only an extra 7 euro a week...

mrsbyrne

GrayFox208 wrote: »

Well it's only an extra 7 euro a week...

Mind now
€7.70! I campaigned once for it to be
€50. Not much chance of that now.

GerardKeating

GrayFox208 wrote: »

Well it's only an extra 7 euro a week...

Which is over €360 pa..

DanDublin1982

I suspect its an old form. Probably one of the anomalies they closed off in a recent budget.

gipi

Doesn't say anything on this page about having to be resident in Ireland

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/4084_How-do-I-qualify.aspx