For more information on Disability Allowance, contact your local Social Welfare Office or Disability Allowance Section at the following address:
Disability Allowance Section
Social Welfare Services
Government Buildings
Ballinalee Road
Longford
LoCall: 1890 92 77 70 (from the Republic of Ireland only).
+ 353 43 3340000 (from Northern Ireland or overseas)
For information booklets, application forms and more information on social welfare services:
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Text to 51909 (see details below).
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LoCall Information Line at 1890 66 22 44 (from the Republic of Ireland only) or +353 71 91 93313 (from Northern Ireland or overseas).
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Drop in to your local Social Welfare Office or Citizens Information Centre.
Note
The rates charged for using 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers
To request forms, text the form code followed by your name and address to 51909 (from the Republic of Ireland only). Standard text rates apply.
For example, if you wanted to request the Bereavement Grant form, text FORM BG MARY MURPHY 1 NEW STREET, OLD TOWN, CO. DONEGAL.
Form codes for Social Welfare Schemes
| Social welfare payment or scheme |
Form code |
| Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance |
FORM BTSCFA |
| Bereavement Grant |
FORM BG |
| Carers Allowance |
FORM CARA |
| Carers Benefit |
FORM CARB |
| Child Benefit (Form CB1) |
FORM CHILD |
| Disability Allowance |
FORM DA |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance |
FORM DCA |
| Family Income Supplement |
FORM FIS |
| Free Travel |
FORM TRAVEL |
| Fuel Allowance |
FORM FUEL |
| Household Benefits |
FORM HHB |
| Invalidity Pension |
FORM INV |
| Living Alone Increase |
FORM LAA |
| Maternity Benefit |
FORM MAT |
| One Parent Family Payment |
FORM OPFP |
| Respite Care Grant |
FORM RCG |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
FORM SPNC |
| State Pension (Transition/Contributory) |
FORM SPC |
| Widow(er)’s/Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension |
FORM WCP |
| Widow(er)’s/Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory Pension |
FORM WNCP |
Other useful booklets:
Back to Education Programme SW 70
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance SW 75
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance SW 92
Care's Allowance SW 41
Carer's Benefit SW 49
Free Travel SW 40
Guide to Appeals SW 56
Habitual Residence Condition SW 108
Household Benefits Package SW 107
Living Alone Increase SW 36
National Fuel Scheme SW 17
Personal Public Service Number SW 100
Rates of Payment booklet SW 19
Respite Care Grant SW 113
Supplementary Welfare Allowance SW 54