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If you made an application for any of the services on this list, you can make an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.
The current processing times for appeals are contained in this list .
You can make the appeal by:
The Social Welfare Appeals Office handles appeals against social welfare decisions.
You should state your name, your address and your Personal Public Service (PPS) number and enclose:
Important: If you wish to obtain any information or copies of documents that the department used in reaching the decision, you should contact the relevant scheme area of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and let them know that you need the information in order to make an appeal.
There is no charge for lodging an appeal.
The timeframe for submitting an appeal is within 21 days from the date of the decision of the Deciding Officer or Designated Person. Failure to appeal within this timeframe may result in your appeal not being accepted.
For this reason you should register your appeal as quickly as possible and at a minimum within the 21 day timeframe – even if you need to take some additional time to gather your supporting evidence or to seek advice from an advocate in finalising your appeal contentions. You can indicate in submitting your appeal that you intend to send further evidence in support of your appeal in the near future.
Print and fill out this form, then send to the address above or to swappeals@welfare.ie
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