Written answers

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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538. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for family income supplement in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34789/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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539. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for family income supplement applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34790/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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540. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for illness benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34791/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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541. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for illness benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34792/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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542. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for invalidity pension in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34793/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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543. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for invalidity pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34794/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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544. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for the blind pension in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34795/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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545. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for blind pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and 2012 to date. [34796/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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546. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the number of applications for injury benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34797/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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547. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for injury benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34798/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for disablement benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34799/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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549. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for disablement benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34800/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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550. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for partial capacity benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34801/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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551. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for partial capacity benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34802/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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552. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34803/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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553. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for domiciliary care allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34804/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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554. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for jobseeker's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34805/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for jobseeker's benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34806/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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556. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for jobseeker's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34807/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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557. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for jobseeker's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34808/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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558. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year, the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34809/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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559. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34810/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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560. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34811/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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561. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34812/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for the half-rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34813/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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563. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for half-rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34814/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for the one-parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34815/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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565. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline in tabular form the average waiting times for the one-parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34816/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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566. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34817/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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567. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34818/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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568. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34819/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34820/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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570. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34821/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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571. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34822/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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572. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of applications for back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [34823/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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573. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the average waiting times for back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2013. [34824/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 to 573, inclusive, together.

The following tables set out the requested information in relation to 2012 and to date in 2013.

Illness Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 61,042

- Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
2012286,534245,31914,45268,88136,8552,653325151,28365142501,461
May 2013133,151114,43214,83365,87516,36283917444623644047965

Jobseeker’s Allowance; Recipients May 2013 – 303,223

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
2012225,262167,623518,464312,90619,8116,2901,2053271,6213,22747362,769
May 201388,07467,715415,513318,7367,7342,4034751283351,46420242,542

Jobseeker’s Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 76,457

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
2012192,965169,75527,72388,0146,3731,289183373656692131519
May 201374,95768,62824,48080,9372,38838072191042852229365

Family Income Supplement; Recipients May 2013 – 40,593

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)
Appeals
Pending Decision
2012

New Claims

Renewals

Totals


20,341

29,589

49,930


13,264

28,118

41,382


16

15

N/A


7,360

2,491

10,851


N/A

N/A

53,009


7,396

2,649

10,045
301339881152331147
May 2013

New Claims

Renewals

Totals


9,944

13,670

23,614


9,554

15,262

24,816


12*

7*

N/A


1,804

541

2,345


N/A

N/A

42,938


5,946

1,358

7,304
14314128412941203

Note: Currently FIS new claims are cleared within 2 weeks of receipt and there is no delay with Renewals.

Carer’s Allowance (Incl. Half Rate Carer’s Allowance); Recipients May 2013 – 55,530

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
201215,4939,880258,55360,7626,8272,67665113545278633421,766
May 201350148,82532*3,10358,6335,5941,8794685443173528351,941

Note: New claims for Carer’s Allowance are currently awarded inside 8 weeks of receipt, the average processing time reflect appeals in the system following major clearance of backlogs in 2012 and early 2013. This will reduce as appeals are cleared.

One-parent Family Payment; Recipients May 2013 – 87,586

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
201215,4939,880258,55360,7626,827947171562474052743586
May 20135,9194,628122,82090,4066042707421861783334430

Injury Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 1,058 (includes Interim Illness Benefit)

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
201213,64110,927N/A4911,5251,101132017196711
May 20135,6034,776N/A2231,28141782014355912

Invalidity Pension; Recipients May 2013 – 51,532

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
201211,5106,352353,66253,7157024,7651,031447443039494,356
May 20134,0854,36956*2,05653,5884,3991,9041,61151,55157435442,496

Note: New Invalidity Pension claims are processed within 6 weeks of receipt and have been for all of 2013, the average processing times reflect the number of appeals following major backlog clearance in 2012 and early 2013. This will reduce as appeals are cleared.

Domiciliary Care Allowance; Recipients May 2013 – 25,113

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
20124,0791,586647825,1773,1742,1868742962590632411,113
May 20131,857770873325,846916572343103283893137608

Partial Capacity Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 955

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
20121,819939N/A8311,56449670000N/AN/A67
May 2013419211N/A9881,9435134004221N/A92

Carer’s Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 1,643

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
20121,7882,021N/A2551,8937691834386648273575
May 2013790743N/A3251,968259492721736242839

Disablement Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 14,223

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
20121,4361,384N/A1,69915,90125440911047502103646254
May 2013463327N/A1,65315,87616317051729853239240

Blind Persons Pension; Recipients May 2013 – 1,428

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
201219896N/A341,490107273271924358
May 20137629N/A471,4753416201725N/A14

Farm Assist; Recipients May 2013 – 10,785

-Claims RegisteredClaims AwardedAverage time to Award
(Weeks)
Claims Pending DecisionClaimload (recipients and pending claims)Claims DisallowedAppeals
Lodged
Appeals AllowedAppeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised DO
Decision
Appeals DisallowedAverage Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
2012N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2712531401132345161
May 2013N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13521149622530168

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