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Social Welfare COVID-19 Contacts
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For information relating to Illness Benefit for COVID-19 absences contact Illness Benefit Section
Illness Benefit Section
Address:
Department of Social Protection, PO Box 1650
, Dublin 1
Email:
Phone number:
For general queries on the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Income Support Helpline for COVID-19
Phone number:
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.
PUP Earnings Check
Address:
DSP, Intreo Centre, Cork Road, Waterford
Email:
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
This notification should include the following details:
- Employee Name
- PPSN
- Date last paid
- Company Name
- Employer Registered number
The Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme ended on 31 August 2020 and was replaced with the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)
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.
Request a Form be posted out to you
Email:
- For members of the public, confidential reporting facilities are available here
- For employers to report cases of suspected mis-claiming, please Email C19EmployerReports@welfare.ie
