Supplementary benefit.

If you are not entitled to the Social Welfare benefits, but have paid at least 13 contributions to the scheme, you will be entitled to an extra benefit known as supplementary benefit. This is equal to the current amount of State Disability Benefit and is paid on top of the standard benefit set out in the ‘Rates of sick pay’ leaflet.

If you have paid fewer than 13 Social Welfare contributions, the trustees will consider paying the supplementary benefit if you have written support from a full-time trade union official.

With any claim for supplementary benefit, you must include written evidence from the Department of Social Welfare stating the number of Social Welfare contributions credited to you and that you have been refused benefit.

For further information on supplementary benefit please contact the sick pay department at

Construction Federation Sick pay Scheme
Canal House
Canal Road
Dublin 6
email sickpay@cwps.ie
Phone 01-497 7663