Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the current average waiting times for decisions on all social welfare payments from his Department; the number of persons awaiting decisions for all social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23169/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information (where available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
Number of claims Pending and Average time to Award by scheme at 30 April 2017
| Schemes | Pending | Average time to award (weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 3,094 | 1 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 6,129 | 2 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 1,171 | 6 |
| State Pension Contributory (Dom) | 3,533 | 6 |
| Widow, Widower’s and Surviving Civil Partners Contributory Pension | 300 | 1 |
| Widowed Parent Grant | 18 | 1 |
| State Pension Non-Contributory | 2,321 | 11 |
| Household Benefits | 2,564 | 2 |
| Free Travel | 10 | 2 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 2,649 | 15 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 2,841 | 1 |
| Child Benefit (Domestic & FRA) | 1,485 | 3 |
| Child Benefit (EU Regulation) | 1,030 | 30 |
| Child Benefit (Over 16) | 529 | 1 |
| Child Benefit (Additional Child) | 1 | 1 |
| Treatment Benefit | 31,929 | 6 |
| Maternity Benefit | 5,398 | 6 |
| Paternity Benefit | 1,840 | 6 |
| Family Income Supplement (New) | 3,707 | 3 |
| Family Income Supplement (Renew) | 1,062 | 1 |
| Carer's Allowance | 4,512 | 12 |
| Carer's Benefit | 533 | 7 |
| Disability Allowance | 5,991 | 12 |
| Invalidity Pension | 1,835 | 6 |
| Illness Benefit | 3,128 | 1 |
| Occupational Injury Benefit | 150 | 1 |
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