Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the old age pension appears to be the only payment administered by her Department which cannot be applied for online through the MyWelfare.ie portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26641/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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MyWelfare, the Department’s digital customer platform, provides a secure online channel for customers to apply for and manage their interaction with a wide range of my Department's services.

Customers can currently access the following schemes and services via MyWelfare:

• Jobseeker’s Benefit or Allowance
• Paternity Benefit
• Maternity Benefit
• Parent’s Benefit
• Child Benefit
• PRSI Refund
• Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
• Homemakers Scheme
• Long Term Caring Contributions
• Homecaring Periods
• Accommodation Recognition Payment
• Benefit Payment over 65’s
• Illness Benefit
• Working Family Payment
• PSC Renewals
• Additional Needs Payment
• Fuel Allowance
• Pathways to Work
• Household Benefits
• Change of Address
• Change of Payment Method
• Document Upload Service
• Overpayments Service
• Request a Contribution Statement