Written answers
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 26 May 2016, the number of pending applications for each social protection claim within his Department. [13895/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Number of pending applications – 30 April 2016
| Scheme | Pending applications |
|---|---|
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 2,053 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 6,662 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 1,119 |
| State Pension Contributory (Domestic) | 4,396 |
| State Pension Transition (Domestic) | 16 |
| Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension | 343 |
| Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant | 15 |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 2,239 |
| Household Benefits | 2,652 |
| Free Travel | 33 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 1,876 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 3,499 |
| Child Benefit (Domestic & Formerly Resident Abroad) | 1,081 |
| Child Benefit (EU Regulation) | 1,746 |
| Treatment Benefit | 15,544 |
| Maternity Benefit | 4,144 |
| Family Income Supplement (New claims) | 2,456 |
| Family Income Supplement (Renewals) | 1,252 |
| Carer's Allowance | 6,361 |
| Disability Allowance | 5,455 |
| Invalidity Pension | 2,048 |
| Illness Benefit | 3,000 |
| Occupational Injury Benefit | 186 |
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