Written answers
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting time for processing applications by social protection payment. [11829/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
Social Welfare claims by average waiting times 30 April 2016
Scheme | Average Waiting Time (weeks) |
---|---|
Jobseeker's Benefit | 1 |
Jobseeker's Allowance | 2 |
One-Parent Family Payment | 6 |
State Pension Contributory (Dom) | 7 |
Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension | 3 |
Widowed Parent Grant | 1 |
Living Alone/Island Allowances | N/a |
State Pension Non-Contributory | 14 |
Household Benefits | 3 |
Free Travel | 2 |
Domiciliary Care Allowance | 13 |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 1 |
Child Benefit (Domestic & FRA) | 3 |
Child Benefit (EU Regulation) | 39 |
Treatment Benefit | N/a |
Maternity Benefit | N/a |
Family Income Supplement (New) | 3 |
Family Income Supplement (Renew) | N/a |
Carer's Allowance | 21 |
Disability Allowance | 10 |
Invalidity Pension | 12 |
Illness Benefit | 1 |
Occupational Injury Benefit | N/a |
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