Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a six weeks' death related payment following the death of the person's spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38123/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Where a person in receipt of disability allowance (DA) dies, the payment may continue for a period of six weeks after death in certain circumstances.
In order to qualify for six weeks payment after death the spouse must reside at the same address, be an adult dependant on the claim or be in receipt of a social welfare payment in their own right at the same address.
As the person in question does not reside at the same address they do not meet the criteria as outlined above and no entitlement to the after death payment exists.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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