Disability allowance arrears

MuderFace

Hi recently got my disability allowence.
I got accepted in november first payment came through in February . still waiting on arrears and was wondering why is it taking so long. And will it come in a cheque or to my bank account got a thing in the post today saying sorry we missed you please collect it from the post office with I'd it says its a letter could that be the queque or just another parking fine

wokingvoter

SW in Longford are really busy. There is a very small staff working in arrears and sometimes no staff at all. Arrears is no a priority and you could be waiting some time yet
The only way you'll know what's in the PO is if you go down but it won't be a cheque from SW. The arrears will go either to the bank or the PO

MuderFace

Hi wokingvoter thanks for the reply ..
Called into the local sw office today the lady told me its being withheld . any idea what that might mean. I've been waiting a long time for the back pay and I've landlord on my back I'm depending on it to pay off a lump sum on two things. Any info to would be great the lady said call on tomorrow to see what we can do

wokingvoter

It sounds as if you either
1. Were getting SWA while waiting for the DA or
2. Had a historical overpayment?
Were you getting a payment at one stage you weren't entitled to?
Ring DA tomorrow 1890927770

MuderFace

I was getting job seekers before hand but it was 100 weekly because I'm only 20. The disability and living alone allowance I get paid is 219.50 a week. What I was told is that I will get arrears of 119.50 from November to February so there isn't any over payment I was only on sw for bout 5 weeks before DA

Padster90s

My cousin was on DA for a few months, they got the arrears to her about 4 months after her first payment. It was a cheque in the post. Like another poster said it isn't a priority for them but you'll get it.

MuderFace

I got it sorted it turns out the sw here where supposed to fill out a form they said I should hear from them by the end of the week or friday

carl22

Hi anyone got any up to date time on how long they were waiting on disability allowance arrears if they were getting SWA after they received their first payment thanks

LegacyUser

Does anyone know if I was waiting for DA to come through and was receiving SWA (120e a week) while I was waiting is that deducted from the back pay?

LegacyUser

mollymally wrote: »

Does anyone know if I was waiting for DA to come through and was receiving SWA (120e a week) while I was waiting is that deducted from the back pay?

It will b deducted

marguerite2000

mollymally wrote: »

Does anyone know if I was waiting for DA to come through and was receiving SWA (120e a week) while I was waiting is that deducted from the back pay?

As far as i know yes ,full rate 193 -120 =73 x by how many weeks from your clam start date to first DA payment,That was the case for me .

Foweva Awone

carl22 wrote: »

Hi anyone got any up to date time on how long they were waiting on disability allowance arrears if they were getting SWA after they received their first payment thanks

Not as long as I expected - maybe two months.

marguerite2000

i was about 6 weeks last august

99cone

I applied for my disibility allowance in november 2016 and it got approved september 2017.From the november to july i was working 10 hours a week but had to stop working then.For the next 10 weeks they gave me €191.00 until my disibility was approved.When i got approved they sent me a letter saying i might be entitled to arrears but i havnt heard anything since so i was wondering how do i find out if im entitled to the arrears.

njs030

99cone wrote: »

I applied for my disibility allowance in november 2016 and it got approved september 2017.From the november to july i was working 10 hours a week but had to stop working then.For the next 10 weeks they gave me €191.00 until my disibility was approved.When i got approved they sent me a letter saying i might be entitled to arrears but i havnt heard anything since so i was wondering how do i find out if im entitled to the arrears.

Any arrears will be minus the payment you have been given already so as DA is €193 and you were getting €191 you would only have arrears of €2 for those weeks so €2 x10 weeks = €20
It can take quite a while for arrears to be sent out.

99cone

notjustsweet wrote: »

Any arrears will be minus the payment you have been given already so as DA is €193 and you were getting €191 you would only have arrears of €2 for those weeks so €2 x10 weeks = €20
It can take quite a while for arrears to be sent out.

Thats great thanks for getting back to me

splinter65

Steviesol wrote: »

Anyone know how long the wait is now for DA arrears, approved on appeal last month, first payment due in August. I wonder when arrears will come through ?

It depends if you were getting another payment while your appeal was being heard
If you were someone’s dependent or getting SWA then the section paying that will be contacted and details forwarded in order to deduct that amount from your backdated payment
That all takes time

splinter65

Steviesol wrote: »

Yes was getting Supplementary Welfare while appealing .

How long do you think it takes ? Approx

You should get it within 6 weeks of payment commencing.