Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare

IN ORDER to implement one of the measures identified in Budget for the year 2022, the Prime Minister, the Minister for Finance and Employment and the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, have developed the following Scheme that aims to provide a once only grant for persons who were formerly employed as licensed port workers between 4th April 1973 and 1st June, 2007 and who were not so licensed after such period.

An Adoption Benefit may be awarded to a person who adopts a child.

The Adoption Leave Benefit may be awarded to a person who adopts a child.

An Age Pension may be awarded to a person who reaches 60 years of age, who does not have enough paid or credited Social Security Contributions to be eligible for a Contributory Retirement Pension and satisfies the Means Test.

An appeal may be lodged against a decision by the Department of Social Security before the Social Security Umpire. One may lodge an appeal on a question of law or a principle of importance emerging from a decision by the Department of Social Security according to the Social Security Act (Cap. 318). The appeal must to be lodged within 30 days from when one is informed of the decision.

Once the details are vetted a notice with the date of the sitting in front of the umpire is sent.

The focus of this service is to provide details of current and active benefits, as well as pending benefits awaiting assessment and authorisation by the Department of Social Security.

The Assistance for the Visually Impaired may be awarded to a person who is 14 years of age and over who is completely or partially visually impaired.

If you have reason to believe that a person may be committing a Social Security Benefit Fraud, you can report this breach to the Benefits Compliance Unit within the Income Support and Investigations Directorate. You may opt to make an anonymous report.

The Carers Allowance may be awarded to a single, married, in civil union, or cohabiting person who is over 18 years of age and is taking care of a relative, with low dependency, on a full-time basis living within the same household.