The Social Welfare Appeals Office
The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an independent agency established to provide an appeals service to persons who are unhappy with decisions of:
- Deciding Officers of the Department of Social and Family Affairs on questions relating to entitlement to social welfare payments and insurability of employment under the Social Welfare Acts and
- Officers of the Health Service Executives on questions relating to entitlement to certain Supplementary Welfare Allowances
The Office is headed by a Chief Appeals Officer and has its own Appeals Officers.
