Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for the living alone allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31882/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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This gentleman applied for living alone allowance (LAA) on his disability allowance (DA) on 4 October 2019. The application was disallowed as he failed to supply information which was requested by this Department.

The person concerned was informed of this decision on 28 November 2019 and also of his right to request a review or to appeal the decision to the independent social welfare appeals office (SWAO). To date no further request for a review or an appeal has been received from this gentleman and no new application for LAA has been received.  

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.