If you apply late, we may consider backdating your Disablement Benefit, but only if:
- you received false or misleading information from us,
- you could not apply sooner, for example due to a severe injury,
- a force majeure occurred (an event that was so intense that made it impossible for you to apply in time), for example a fire or flood in your home, or
- you have difficulty paying essential bills.
How to apply
To apply, complete form OB 21 and send it to:
Disablement Benefit Section
Social Welfare Services Office
Government Buildings
Ballinalee Road
Longford.
Telephone: Longford (043) 334 00 00
Dublin (01) 704 3000