Disability Allowance?

tomtom926a · 07-10-2015 02:34PM

Hello everyone. Just a quick update. Got another letter with my payment start date :-) my question is does the free travel pass automatically come with D.A ? And how long do arrears take to settle ??

livemusic4life · 07-10-2015 02:42PM

tomtom926a wrote: »

Hello everyone. Just a quick update. Got another letter with my payment start date :-) my question is does the free travel pass automatically come with D.A ? And how long do arrears take to settle ??

Yes the travel pass does automatically come with DA. I think i got mine the same week the payment letter came. Its been a few years but my arrears took 3 months to be sorted.

tomtom926a · 07-10-2015 04:42PM

livemusic4life wrote: »

Yes the travel pass does automatically come with DA. I think i got mine the same week the payment letter came. Its been a few years but my arrears took 3 months to be sorted.

Thanks for replying :-) how are the arrears issued ?

livemusic4life · 07-10-2015 05:02PM

tomtom926a wrote: »

Thanks for replying :-) how are the arrears issued ?

Added on to your payment normally if you get it through the bank. Not sure how its done if you get your payment in the post office, i think they issue you a cheque then,but i'm not sure

tomtom926a · 07-10-2015 06:34PM

livemusic4life wrote: »

Added on to your payment normally if you get it through the bank. Not sure how its done if you get your payment in the post office, i think they issue you a cheque then,but i'm not sure

Cool beans. Thanks for your help ðŸ˜Š so happy I finally got it sorted

kieranfitz · 11-10-2015 05:16PM

Hi everybody (Hi Dr. Nick),

I'm just wondering what the backlog is like these days? I applied at the start of September. A friend of mine applied about a year ago and was waiting a touch over 2 months.

12-10-2015 05:18PM

Just got refuse for review this morning. I have decide to appeal the decision. However, an organisation willing to assist me with the appeal but they asked me to request copy of my file at my local CWO, i rang my local CWO but they don't understand me. My GP just tick the moderate all in the form, didn't complain though. ny idea how long to get appeal decision? Oral Hearing is better?

tomtom926a · 13-10-2015 05:52AM

livemusic4life wrote: »

Yes the travel pass does automatically come with DA. I think i got mine the same week the payment letter came. Its been a few years but my arrears took 3 months to be sorted.

Got the letter about the pass today. Looks like I have to put in for the new card type pass.

tomtom926a · 13-10-2015 05:55AM

kieranfitz wrote: »

Hi everybody (Hi Dr. Nick),

I'm just wondering what the backlog is like these days? I applied at the start of September. A friend of mine applied about a year ago and was waiting a touch over 2 months.

Hi. I'm not sure about the current backlog but I applied September 2014 and was refused late March this year.I put in an appeal strait away had an oral hearing July and won the appeal in August. Got my letter with first payment date last week. It can be stressful dealing with the d.a. I'd say ring them for an update and ask how long you will be waiting and ring every few weeks and ask the same question. There can be a big backlog. There was a 9 month backlog when I applied September last year.

kieranfitz · 13-10-2015 08:43PM

A year? Good thing I have the susi grant for now. :rolleyes:

tomtom926a · 14-10-2015 01:36AM

kieranfitz wrote: »

A year? Good thing I have the susi grant for now. :rolleyes:

Susi Grant ?

looksee · 14-10-2015 06:57AM

http://susi.ie/

tomtom926a · 15-10-2015 11:21PM

looksee wrote: »

http://susi.ie/

Ah ok now I understand. Thank you ðŸ˜Š

Giggles1982 · 28-10-2015 08:02PM

Hi Everyone,

Well I'm hoping to be in the DA club soon ! I've been on Illness benefit 15 months and I know my stamps could run out any day now, it was my GP who suggested I apply for the DA, I didn't think I was bad enough . I sent everything in in early sept , I got a text on 18 sept to say my application is being examined. I thought maybe 7-8 weeks in total but now reading this forum I'm not too sure ?! It's the TV licence I'm waiting on ha !

I've a super-rare condition ( few hundred cases worldwide ) so I'm worried they'll call me in for an examination out of curiousity ?

Dobs71 · 29-10-2015 08:13PM

Talking to friend of mine today that is on DA a good few years, she works a few hours rehabilitative in a supermarket and was asked to do an extra few hours as they were short staff which brought her total up to €145 plus DA payment, so that is €25 over the limit of €120. So she informed the department that she was over and could they adjust her DA payment. That was 11 weeks ago and she still have not received her DA, her payment was cut off and she cant understand as she submitted the relevant information. They told her to go community Welfare officer, that she did go they informed her that She don't qualify for Community Welfare payment as she is getting €145 from work. She rang the DA back and again was given the run around she is now behind on her bills which is stressing the girl out. If that is 11 weeks for a review I hate to be starting a new application.
She has physical disability Paralysis in one leg and bad arthritis in the other leg, she has to get the car adapted the community welfare officer said she might qualify for a needs payment just wondering do anybody know about this payment. it was also mentioned that the mobility grant is gone so she could apply for the primary medical cert, I have read about it and it is strict application I don't know enough about the PMC have anybody information about it she has limited use in both limbs and it is confusing to me.

Giggles1982 · 30-10-2015 03:32AM

Jesus that's awful ! The poor girl , it's a joke. I've heard that getting PMC is a nightmare ðŸ˜“

Mod: your sympathy is understandable, but lets keep this thread to factual and useful information please.

kieranfitz · 03-11-2015 01:11AM

Decided to call the social today after being told that they'd be getting to my application early this month, just to see how its progressing, as you do. Anyway I phone them up and its going to be another 4-6 weeks before they get to me. No doubt only to find out that there's some issue or not incurable enough.

Giggles1982 · 03-11-2015 01:41AM

That's good kieranfitz , fingers crossed you get good news !

03-11-2015 02:55PM

Got acknowledgement for my appeal today. I requested for oral hearing, but would they say no to my oral hearing??.

tomtom926a · 10-11-2015 10:57AM

livemusic4life wrote: »

Yes the travel pass does automatically come with DA. I think i got mine the same week the payment letter came. Its been a few years but my arrears took 3 months to be sorted.

hiya. got a letter saying i need to apply for it cause of the new pps card

kieranfitz · 12-11-2015 09:01PM

Good news everyone, I finally got something back from the social, the bad news is that its only for an interview. I'm kind of worried that I'm about to be rejected. Also they're asking for a p45/60 but I haven't worked in this country since June 2012.

Gary_Mc_Cork · 13-11-2015 03:13AM

Hi good to hear some people have had good news ,

I have recently started filling out my da1 form and have a few a few questions for anyone who can help and thanks for your replys in advance.

What type of supporting documentation am i required to send with my da1 form ? I am planning to get a letter from my specialist chrones nurse and hopefully from my doctor when he fills out his part of the form.

I am hoping to send everything away in the next few weeks . I am currently receiving jobseekers allowance so will my payment be cancelled when they receive my da1 form ?

Thanks for the help

livemusic4life · 16-11-2015 11:14PM

Gary_Mc_Cork wrote: »

Hi good to hear some people have had good news ,

I have recently started filling out my da1 form and have a few a few questions for anyone who can help and thanks for your replys in advance.

What type of supporting documentation am i required to send with my da1 form ? I am planning to get a letter from my specialist chrones nurse and hopefully from my doctor when he fills out his part of the form.

I am hoping to send everything away in the next few weeks . I am currently receiving jobseekers allowance so will my payment be cancelled when they receive my da1 form ?

Thanks for the help

There is the thing. supporting documentation that you're REQUIRED to send isn't all you should send. So any letters you have obviously from specialists, gp, physio, occupational therapist. I found a diary of 3 or 4 days of your life useful, and i also wrote a letter to say why i feel i should get disability, what impact your injuries are having on your life. Please make sure that your doctors all say that you "will be unfit for work for a minimum of 12 months". they won't even look at anything else, it seems to be pretty much an automatic refusal if they find anything that goes against their requirements.
If you've been receiving any other illness benefit, or injury benefit or anything like that, also remind them of that, and whether you were assessed by one of the social welfare doctors.

kieranfitz · 16-11-2015 11:42PM

Any one have any advice for my interview on Wednesday?

livemusic4life · 16-11-2015 11:49PM

kieranfitz wrote: »

Any one have any advice for my interview on Wednesday?

They watch everything you do. like how you walk, how you take your coat off, and they will insist on you taking your coat off, and your shoes, - well if you have back or leg injuries. wear slip on shoes because if you can tie your own shoe laces forget about it.
the other suggestion, would be to make sure you have your timeline perfect in your head, all your meds, specialists, tests you've had done. Good luck!

kieranfitz · 17-11-2015 02:33AM

livemusic4life wrote: »

They watch everything you do. like how you walk, how you take your coat off, and they will insist on you taking your coat off, and your shoes, - well if you have back or leg injuries. wear slip on shoes because if you can tie your own shoe laces forget about it.
the other suggestion, would be to make sure you have your timeline perfect in your head, all your meds, specialists, tests you've had done. Good luck!

Thanks, from the letter they sent all they want is financial stuff.

kieranfitz · 03-12-2015 10:44PM

I got it, got a phone call from my mam just as I was walking out of my neurologists.

tony1980 · 26-02-2016 06:04PM

My wife finally had an oral hearing today for transfer from Disability Allowance to Invalidity Pension as a result of her appeal. She started this process 18 months ago!

She thinks the oral hearing went very well, although she wasn't told yes today, they said she will know in two weeks time, the Appeals Officer did kind of indicate that she couldnt see a problem but will depend on her PRSI contributions and or credits since she started working and for the year prior to application so that part will be back to Longford to decide.

On their site it states 48 PRSI contributions for the previous year or credits. My wife has 41 contributions and 11 credits, I assume this is ok as they combine the both of them which makes the full 52.

Would anyone know if this is the case?

Don't want to get our hopes up too much but sounds reasonably positive so hoping the PRSI/Credits side of things don't ruin it for her.

07-03-2016 08:50PM

livemusic4life wrote: »

They watch everything you do. like how you walk, how you take your coat off, and they will insist on you taking your coat off, and your shoes, - well if you have back or leg injuries. wear slip on shoes because if you can tie your own shoe laces forget about it.
the other suggestion, would be to make sure you have your timeline perfect in your head, all your meds, specialists, tests you've had done. Good luck!

Got my oral hearing date today for disability Allowance. We're going to meet in a hotel in few days. What to expect on the hearing day? Any idea how the hearing will go on? Do they ask for medical documents or what will they ask me there?

ann0 · 27-04-2016 10:34AM

hi there my 16 year old daughter got her first disability allowance today.it went to appeals in december .she got the letter 3 weeks ago saying she has been awarded da.the thing i cant understand is on her payslip it says she has been deducted.6521 euro.they seem to have deducted fuel allowance and a xmas bonus it should be backdated to last september.i cant understand why they are deducting that amount as she dident claim swa.has this happened to anyone else.

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