Bernard Durkan
Question:518. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will record the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35568/23]
View answerThursday, 13 July 2023
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First, I wish to offer my sincere sympathies to the family of the person concerned on their recent bereavement.
I can confirm that the date of death has been recorded on our systems.
Where a person in receipt of disability allowance (DA) dies and his/her surviving spouse is in receipt of a social welfare payment in their own right, then the surviving spouse is entitled to receive six weeks of their deceased spouse's payment in addition to their own.
In this case, the deceased person had received an additional week's payment following their date of death. The remaining five weeks after death payment issued by cheque to the spouse of the person concerned on 11 July 2023.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.