Written answers
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Department of Social Protection
Carer's Allowance Delays
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current wait time in processing carer's allowance applications; the number of carer's allowance applications processed since January 2016 to date, broken down by month and decision. [5716/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Please see table below outlining the requested information from January 2016 to December 2016, the latest month for which figures are available. The average processing time is currently 11 weeks.
| Month | Awarded | Disallowed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2016 | 1,023 | 802 | 1,825 |
| Feb 2016 | 1,325 | 813 | 2,138 |
| Mar 2016 | 1,087 | 712 | 1,799 |
| Apr 2016 | 1,190 | 800 | 1,990 |
| May 2016 | 1,405 | 878 | 2,283 |
| Jun 2016 | 1,608 | 1,021 | 2,629 |
| Jul 2016 | 2,137 | 1,436 | 3,573 |
| Aug 2016 | 1,934 | 1,371 | 3,305 |
| Sep 2016 | 2,366 | 1,497 | 3,863 |
| Oct 2016 | 1,848 | 1,293 | 3,141 |
| Nov 2016 | 2,107 | 1,255 | 3,362 |
| Dec 2016 | 1,278 | 695 | 1,973 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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