For further information about the 'VDW Credit' Scheme, contact:
Special Collection Section
Social Welfare Services
Cork Road
Waterford
LoCall: 1890 690 690 (from the Republic of Ireland only) + 353 1 4715898 (from Northern Ireland or oveseas)
For information about Comhlámh, contact:
Comhlámh
Ballast House
2nd Floor
Aston Quay
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 478 3490
Fax: (01) 478 3738
Website: 'www.comhlamh.org'
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.
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.
Text Codes for Forms Requests
| Social welfare payment or scheme |
Form code |
| 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 Increase |
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
|