You should apply 4 months before your 18th birthday. If you qualify, you will be paid the pension from the date you reach age 18.
If you become blind after reaching age 18, you should apply as soon as the condition arises. If you qualify, you may only get your payment from the date we get your application.
To apply: fill in the form ( BP 1 ) and return it to:
Blind Pension Section,
Social Welfare Services Office,
College Road,
Sligo.
Tel: LoCall 1890 50 00 00 ext. 3371
Dublin (01) 704 3371
If you cannot complete the application form, somebody may do it for you.
You may contact us to get a braille version and audio cassette tape of this information booklet and of application form BP 1. For more details, contact Information Services at the address below.
Information Services
Department of Social and Family Affairs,
Oisín House,
212-213 Pearse street,
Dublin 2.
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To help us process your application as quickly as possible, please attach the original versions of certificates with your application form:
- your own birth certificate,
- your spouse's or partner's birth certificate (if appropriate),
- your marriage certificate (if appropriate),
- your child(ren)'s birth certificate(s), (if you wish to apply for an increase for qualified children and you are not getting Child Benefit for them).
You may get these certificates from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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