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For more information on the BTWEA contact:

Employment Support Services
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Services
Government Buildings
Shannon Lodge
Carrick-on-Shannon
Co. Leitrim

LoCall: 1890 92 79 99 (from the Republic of Ireland only) or

• your local Integrated Development Company or
• your local Social Welfare Office.

For information booklets, application forms and more information on social welfare services:

• Log on to www.welfare.ie.
• Text to 51909 (see details below).
• LoCall Information Line at 1890 66 22 44 (from the Republic of Ireland only) or +353 71 91 93313 (from Northern Ireland or overseas).
• 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.

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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

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance	FORM BTSCFA
Bereavement Grant	FORM BG
Carer's Allowance	FORM CARA
Carer's 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 Allowance	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 Contributory Pension	FORM WCP
Widow(er)'s Non-Contributory Pension	FORM WNCP