Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist granted and refused from 1 January 2015 to date, by county and in tabular form; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [40655/15]
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for family income supplement granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused, by county and in tabular form, from 1 January 2015 to date. [40735/15]
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused by county, from 1 January 2015 to date, in tabular form. [40736/15]
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused, by county from 1 January 2015 to date, in tabular form. [40737/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 191 to 193, inclusive, together.
The information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the tabular statements.
Claims Processing Statistics¥
1 January 2015 – 31 October 2015
Scheme | Claims Awarded | Claims Rejected | Average time to Award (Weeks) |
---|---|---|---|
Farm Assist* | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Family Income Supplement (New Claims) | 18,195 | 7,531 | 4 |
Family Income Supplement (Renewals) | 28,209 | 9,131 | N/a |
Domiciliary Care allowance | 3,448 | 1,773 | 14 |
Disability Allowance | 13,194 | 13,016 | 11 |
* Farm Assist is an administrative scheme dependent on the customer satisfying the Jobseeker’s Allowance eligibility criteria in the first instance therefore there is no measurable claim processing statistics available of this scheme.
Appeals Statistics¥
1 January 2015 – 31 October 2015
- | - | Independent Oral Appeals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Scheme | Average time for Appeal Decision | Number Referred | Percentage Approved | Percentage Refused |
Family Income Supplement | 19.3 | 35 | 51.4 % | 48.6 % |
Domiciliary Care allowance | 20.5 | 260 | 76.2% | 23.8 % |
Disability Allowance | 19.6 | 1,715 | 73.3 % | 26.7 % |
Farm Assist | 31.2 | 53 | 50.9 % | 49.1 % |
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