SMS (Text) Messaging Service
You can request an application form or statement by sending us a text message.
Application Form :
To request an application form text the "form code", followed by your name and address to 51909. We will let you know we have received your request and will send it out to you within three working days.
The full list of form codes is set out below-
For example, if you wanted to request the Bereavement Grant form, text FORM BG Mary Murphy, 1 New Street, Old Town, Co. Donegal to 51909
Form codes for Social Welfare Schemes
| Social welfare payment or scheme |
Form code |
| Bereavement Grant |
FORM BG |
| Carers Allowance |
FORM CARA |
| Carers Benefit |
FORM CARB |
| Child Benefit (Form CB1) |
FORM CHILD |
| Disability Allowance |
FORM DA |
| Family Income Supplement |
FORM FIS |
| Free Travel |
FORM TRAVEL |
| Fuel Allowance |
FORM FUEL |
| Household Benefits |
FORM HHB |
| Invalidity Pension |
FORM INV |
| Living Alone Allowance |
FORM LAA |
| Maternity Benefit |
FORM MAT |
| One Parent Family Payment |
FORM OPFP |
| Redundancy Claim Form |
FORM REDUNDANCY |
| Respite Care Grant |
FORM RCG |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
FORM SPNC |
| State Pension (Transition/Contributory) |
FORM SPC |
| Widow(er)s Contributory Pension |
FORM WCP |
| Widow(er)s Non-Contributory Pension |
FORM WNCP |
Note:
Standard Text rates apply
Statement :
To request a statement text the word "Statement" followed by your PPS Number followed by the "scheme code" to 51909. We will let you know we have received your request and we will post your statement out to you.
The full list of scheme codes is set out below-
For example, if you wanted to request a Statement of Maternity Benefit Payments for 2008 and your PPS Number is 123456a you would text Statement 1234567A MAT to 51909
Scheme Codes for Social Welfare Schemes
| Social welfare payment or scheme |
Scheme code |
| Adoptive Benefit |
ADB |
| Blind Pension |
BPP |
| Carer’s Allowance |
CARA |
| Carer’s Benefit |
CARB |
| Child Benefit |
CHILD |
| Disablement Benefit |
DISB |
| Disability Allowance |
DA |
| Early Childcare Supplement |
ECS |
| Family Income Supplement |
FIS |
| Health & Safety Benefit |
HSB |
| Invalidity Pension |
INV |
| Maternity Benefit |
MAT |
| State Pension Contributory/Transition |
SPC |
| State Pension Non-Contributory |
SPNC |
| Widow (er)’s Contributory Pension |
WCP |
| Widow (er)’s Non-Contributory Pension |
WNCP |
Note:
Standard Text rates apply