Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes an application for rent support to be processed; the number of applications currently on hand in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20849/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department does not maintain statistics on the length of time taken to process rent supplement applications or the number of applications received.

However, I attach a tabular statement showing the number of rent supplement claims awarded during 2011 and during the first quarter of 2012.

Rent Supplement Claims Registered and Awarded