Social Welfare COVID-19 Contacts
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For information relating to Illness Benefit for COVID-19 absences contact Illness Benefit Section
For general queries on the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Review of rate
If you feel you should have received a higher rate of payment, you can request a review by forwarding all supporting documents.
If you began employment in 2020 you may need to provide proof of earnings.
For information on Jobseeker's Payments , the Income Support Helpline for COVID-19 (above) or your local Intreo Centre.
For information on Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Supplements, you can contact your local Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) administering office.
To notify this Department that you have ceased paying your employees using the Temporary Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme please email StopAlertTWSS@welfare.ie
If you would like us to post a form to you for one of our schemes, including Covid 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Jobseeker's Benefit, or Illness Benefit, please send your name and address to the email below.
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