Department of Social Protection Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1, D01 WY03 Tel: 01 704 3000 Email: info@welfare.ie Web: www.gov.ie/welfareandwork A range of payments are made to older people by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and the Health Service Executive. If you are unsure whether or not you would qualify for a payment, you should apply anyway. Generally payments are made up of a personal payment for yourself and extra amounts for your dependent spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and any dependent children. A cohabitant is a person living in an intimate and committed relationship with a person of the same or opposite sex who is not that person’s spouse, civil partner, or a close relative. You should apply to the Department of Social Protection for your pension at least 3 months in advance. Social insurance payments You need enough PRSI contributions to qualify for these payments. Apply to the Department of Social Protection.
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