Written answers
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for all social welfare payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53410/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information (where available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table:
Average time to Award by scheme at 31 October 2017 | |
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Schemes | Average time to award (weeks) |
Jobseeker's Benefit | 1 |
Jobseeker's Allowance | 2 |
One-Parent Family Payment | 5 |
State Pension Contributory (Dom) | 5 |
Widow, Widower’s and Surviving Civil Partners Contributory Pension | 1 |
Widowed Parent Grant | 1 |
State Pension Non-Contributory | 16 |
Household Benefits | 1 |
Free Travel | 4 |
Domiciliary Care Allowance | 17 |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 1 |
Child Benefit (Domestic & FRA) | 3 |
Child Benefit (EU Regulation) | 32 |
Child Benefit (Over 16) | 1 |
Child Benefit (Additional Child) | 1 |
Treatment Benefit | 6 |
Maternity Benefit | 6 |
Paternity Benefit | 6 |
Family Income Supplement (New) | 4 |
Carer's Allowance | 16 |
Carer's Benefit | 11 |
Disability Allowance | 10 |
Invalidity Pension | 5 |
Illness Benefit | 1 |
Occupational Injury Benefit | 1 |
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