James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 919: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused a supplementary welfare allowance in view of the fact that a court has ordered the sale of the person's home and the person requires a rent supplement to obtain accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1141/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the department by the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that it has no record of an application for rent supplement from the person concerned. If he wishes to make an application for rent supplement, the person concerned should contact the community welfare officer at his local health centre.

The Executive has further advised the person concerned has been refused mortgage interest supplement. This decision was appealed to the HSE Appeals Office and the decision to refuse mortgage interest supplement was upheld. If the person concerned is unhappy with the decision of the HSE Appeals Officer, he has the option of appealing to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.