Written answers
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time required to process means tested applications for various social welfare entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15255/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The figures requested by the Deputy, where available, are detailed in tabular form. The figures supplied refer to February 2019.
| Scheme | Average Weeks to Award |
|---|---|
| State Pension (Contributory) | 6 |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 10 |
| Jobseekers Allowance | 2 |
| Jobseekers Benefit | 1 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 3 |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 1 |
| Maternity Benefit | 6 |
| Paternity Benefit | 6 |
| Carer's Allowance | 15 |
| Carer's Benefit | 12 |
| Disability Allowance | 14 |
| Invalidity Pension | 7 |
| Child Benefit | 3 |
| Working Family Payment | 7 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 10 |
| Household Benefits | 1 |
| Free Travel | 2 |
While the average waiting times are unavailable for Illness Benefit and Occupational Injury Benefit, 84% and 75% of claims respectively were awarded within one week.
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