Disability allowance to Invalidity Pension

Hey, get it in straigt away, you will need your GP to sign it. You will also be eligible for a Fuel allowance, TV Lience, 400 ESB unit. Also a carers allowance.

Get in the system as soon as possible, you will need 48 A1 PRSI or Credits in 2010
 
I am on disabiltity allowance again, was with National Learning Network, was great as was helping others with SW issues, plus E20 Training bonus for work that I loved !. I was short 2 class A Contributions, I needed for Invalidity Pension, as per my PRSI records. However Revenue, on request sent me a statement of PRSI, which showed I had 51 Class A1 between 2008/09. Now SW Scope unit have it, to sort out. The SW inspector recommended Invalidity Pension, due to the nature of my illness. What function do SCOPE carry out
 
From Scope section of SW:-

The functions of Scope Section are to give decisions and information on the insurability of employment in accordance with the law. Any person, business or their representatives may apply to have an employment investigated to make sure that the correct PRSI Class is applied. If you are unsure of your social insurance position, you should write to Scope Section (see below) and request a formal decision.
 
Jeon50 and others!!,
I just received a letter from the Invalidity section and enclosed in the envelope was a form for my GP to detail a couple of things about my illnesss, can i give my GP all my medical records etc for him to send off along with his form. Is this normal for GP to get this letter?thank you
 
The GP should have your records, the GP should complete the medical section only, make sure it is dated, signed and stamped
 
I handed it into my GP and gave him copies of all my medical records to from various specialists and asked him to send them along with his completed form to the IP section, He said he would no bother, Is that normal for the IP to ask my GP for information and will i still have to go for the medical after they take a look at all the specialists reports i sent them?
 
Yes it is normal for IP Dublin, to ask your GP to provide confirmation of medical history. If you have a long term illness, which stops you from working, you will not be called for a medical
 
update

my ilness befit ran out and i went to the community welfare office who give me a cheque for that week and said that i could collect if from the post office every thurs day from then on. I went in las thursday and got it,and went in today to collect it and it looks like i got two weeks this week it say on the reciept pay period 23/3/11 to 29/03/11 amount due 188

then it says pay period 30/3/11 to 5/4/11
amount due 188

it does say extra days payed 7,does this mean i will not get any payment next week??
or is it because i missed a week before i got the cheque from the community welfare officer???
 
I looks very much like you have been payed in advanse, otherwise it would have stated "Arrears" and explained the dates-sorry
 
SWA, unlike some other DSP schemes, is paid in advance, and uses a Thursday to Wednesday pay week, so that explains the first set of dates (i.e. you collected money yesterday paying you up to next Wednesday).

The second payment & set of dates can mean one of two things - either you've been paid for the week you missed (sometimes the dates can show incorrectly), or you have been paid next week's money in advance. It would be a good idea to check with the CWO just in case you call in next week and find nothing in the Post Office!

By the way, your payment should be 186 euro pw, not 188 (SWA is paid at a lower rate than other DSP schemes).
 
thanks for you quick replys hopefully i can get my payment next week as well cos ive got bills that need paying.is ther any way of just ringing up the cwo and asking them if its correct i cant remember the cwo name that i see thought to make things worse.
 
gipimann has given me good advise and support in the past, and is usually on the ball, I know that Euro 188 extra, would be great but do not spend it on paying bills until you know for sure. If you have ESB, Bord Gas, Rent, or someting important, to pay, go back to your CWO, as she may be able to help
 
Naughto,
Don't worry about not remembering the name - just phone the health centre and ask for the CWO who deals with your address.
 
DB to IP..

Hi
Sorry if this post is in wrong place, this is my first post. I received a letter to say my DB is due to expire in June and I should apply for somehting else I was advised Invalidity Pension. I broke my wrist 2 years ago and have since had 2 surgeries, I am awaiting another sugery but I found out I am pregnant so obviously surgery has to wait now til roughly september. I was let go from my job in November on Medical grounds as I work with my hands. I only had a medical assessment last week and was told it would be 6-9 months befoer they looked for me again but then I go the letter to say my DB was running out. Anyway, I have read here it takes months to process this!! :eek: is this true?? also is it likely that I could be turned down for this IP?? I am panicking now!! Any advice greatly appreciated
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Sorry I think i may have hijacked someone elses thread.. very sorry I am new to this
 
banjo,

Yes there is a backlog of Invalidity Pension applications, so it can take time to process. This is why you've been advised to apply now, before your illness benefit runs out.

You must meet the medical and PRSI contribution criteria for Invalidity Pension in order to qualify.

You can get more information on www.welfare.ie, follow the link "a person with a disability or illness" to Invalidity Pension.
 
Thanks Gipimann, I phoned the Social Welfare office the other day and they advised me to apply for this Invalidity Pension as I met the requirements as regards PRSI. Do you know if the Medical assessors report in the DB section from last week gets sent to the people who do the IP?? He advised me it would be 6-9 months before they looked to assess me again but obviously he wasnt aware i was nearing the end of my entitlements, either did i sure, as I am sure you can tell I am clueless about all this!! Thanks in advance
 
You may have to have another medical assessment - the first thing that Inv Pension section will do is gather information regarding your illness (GP/consultant letters, etc). If they need to, they will then call you for an assessment. But they'll let you know what they need and when.
 
good news i got my payment this week i rang the cwo juring the week to find out if i got a double payment last week and he said it was for the week that i missed so all i have to do now is stick the 186euro on number 2 horse in dundalk later this evening (joking)
 
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