Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times from the point of application to a decision being made in respect of each social welfare payment. [34045/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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A breakdown of the average time, where available, to award claims during August 2015 is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Processing times vary by scheme reflecting their differing legal eligibility requirements such as income/means limits and medical status. The processing times provided in the table also incorporate the impact of overall processing times of the appeals process.
# | Average Time to Award Claims August 2015 |
---|---|
Scheme | Average Time to Award Claims (Weeks) |
3 | |
3 | |
9 | |
4 | |
2 | |
20 | |
3 | |
3 | |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 1 |
3 | |
Child Benefit (Domestic and FRA) | 2 |
Child Benefit (EU regulation) | 29 |
* | 35 |
* | 32 |
Domiciliary Care Allowance | 15 |
* | 21 |
1 |
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