Written answers

Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

8:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded child benefit; and if this payment will be backdated to the date their entitlement commenced. [16822/08]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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A child benefit claim was received from the person concerned in February 2007 in respect of his children residing with their mother in Bulgaria. Additional information was requested and obtained from the person concerned in April 2007 and again in February 2008. Following receipt of the latest information, correspondence issued to the Bulgarian authorities in April concerning any entitlements to child benefit in Bulgaria. When all the necessary information has been received, the person's claim will be decided. If the claim is awarded, all arrears due from the date of entitlement will be paid.

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded their contributory pension backdated to their 66th birthday. [16874/08]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for a State Pension (Contributory) on 12th January 1996, a period of 20 months after his 66th birthday, which was on 11th May 1994. In accordance with legislation in place at the time, his State Pension (Contributory) was backdated by 6 months to 14th July 1995.

Subsequently, revised guidelines were issued relating to late applications, and in 1998 a review of all claims received by my office prior to January 1st 1997 was carried out. This customer's date of award of State Pension (Contributory) was re-examined as part of this review and a revised date of award of 31st March 1995 was determined. The customer was paid arrears for this additional backdated period in October 1999.

The person concerned has received his full backdated pension entitlement and no further backdating can be considered.

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