Written answers

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for lone parents allowance in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50780/12]

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for jobseekers benefit in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50782/12]

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for jobseekers allowance in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50783/12]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 to 144, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of claimants of jobseekers allowance, jobseekers benefit and one-parent family payment is in the following tabular statement. This information is based on clients of the Local and Branch Offices in Co Kerry (Caherciveen, Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney, Killorglin, Listowel and Tralee). The catchment area of these offices may include addresses in neighbouring counties and for that reason those signing on at a Local Office in Kerry may not be resident in the county.

Jobseeker’s Allowance
2010
2011
January -October
2012
Claims Registered
9,179
8,372
6,423
Average Time to Decide (weeks)
4.3
3.3
4.7
Total Awards
7,025
6,103
4,502
Total Disallowances
998
772
555
Pending Claim Load
363
545
841

Jobseeker’s Benefit
2010
2011
January -October
2012
Claims Registered
11,104
9,798
6,433
Average Time to Decide (weeks)
1.4
1.6
2.2
Total Awards
9,537
8,529
5,480
Total Disallowances
245
224
212
Pending Claim Load
268
395
574

One Parent Family Payment
2010
2011
January -October
2012
Claims Registered
464
450
322
Average Time to Decide (weeks)
7.7
8.7
9.6
Total Awards
332
312
227
Total Disallowances
105
105
72
Pending Claim Load
55
59
65

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