I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 to 573, inclusive, together.
The following tables set out the requested information in relation to 2012 and to date in 2013.
Illness Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 61,042
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
286,534
|
245,319
|
1
|
4,452
|
68,881
|
36,855
|
2,653
|
325
|
15
|
1,283
|
651
|
42
|
501,461
|
May 2013
|
133,151
|
114,432
|
1
|
4,833
|
65,875
|
16,362
|
839
|
174
|
4
|
462
|
364
|
40
|
47965
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance; Recipients May 2013 – 303,223
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Average
Time
to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
225,262
|
167,623
|
5
|
18,464
|
312,906
|
19,811
|
6,290
|
1,205
|
327
|
1,621
|
3,227
|
47
|
362,769
|
May 2013
|
88,074
|
67,715
|
4
|
15,513
|
318,736
|
7,734
|
2,403
|
475
|
128
|
335
|
1,464
|
20
|
242,542
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 76,457
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals
Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
192,965
|
169,755
|
2
|
7,723
|
88,014
|
6,373
|
1,289
|
183
|
37
|
365
|
669
|
21
|
31519
|
May 2013
|
74,957
|
68,628
|
2
|
4,480
|
80,937
|
2,388
|
380
|
72
|
19
|
104
|
285
|
22
|
29365
|
Family Income Supplement; Recipients May 2013 – 40,593
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Average Time to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
New Claims
Renewals
Totals
|
20,341
29,589
49,930
|
13,264
28,118
41,382
|
16
15
N/A
|
7,360
2,491
10,851
|
N/A
N/A
53,009
|
7,396
2,649
10,045
|
301
|
33
|
9
|
88
|
115
|
23
|
31
|
147
|
May 2013
New Claims
Renewals
Totals
|
9,944
13,670
23,614
|
9,554
15,262
24,816
|
12*
7*
N/A
|
1,804
541
2,345
|
N/A
N/A
42,938
|
5,946
1,358
7,304
|
143
|
14
|
1
|
28
|
41
|
29
|
41
|
203
|
Note: Currently FIS new claims are cleared within 2 weeks of receipt and there is no delay with Renewals.
Carer’s Allowance (Incl. Half Rate Carer’s Allowance); Recipients May 2013 – 55,530
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
15,493
|
9,880
|
25
|
8,553
|
60,762
|
6,827
|
2,676
|
651
|
135
|
452
|
786
|
33
|
421,766
|
May 2013
|
5014
|
8,825
|
32*
|
3,103
|
58,633
|
5,594
|
1,879
|
468
|
54
|
431
|
735
|
28
|
351,941
|
Note: New claims for Carer’s Allowance are currently awarded inside 8 weeks of receipt, the average processing time reflect appeals in the system following major clearance of backlogs in 2012 and early 2013. This will reduce as appeals are cleared.
One-parent Family Payment; Recipients May 2013 – 87,586
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
15,493
|
9,880
|
25
|
8,553
|
60,762
|
6,827
|
947
|
171
|
56
|
247
|
405
|
27
|
43586
|
May 2013
|
5,919
|
4,628
|
12
|
2,820
|
90,406
|
604
|
270
|
74
|
21
|
86
|
178
|
33
|
34430
|
Injury Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 1,058 (includes Interim Illness Benefit)
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
13,641
|
10,927
|
N/A
|
491
|
1,525
|
1,101
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
19
|
6711
|
May 2013
|
5,603
|
4,776
|
N/A
|
223
|
1,281
|
417
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
35
|
5912
|
Invalidity Pension; Recipients May 2013 – 51,532
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Average Time to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
11,510
|
6,352
|
35
|
3,662
|
53,715
|
702
|
4,765
|
1,031
|
4
|
474
|
430
|
39
|
494,356
|
May 2013
|
4,085
|
4,369
|
56*
|
2,056
|
53,588
|
4,399
|
1,904
|
1,611
|
5
|
1,551
|
574
|
35
|
442,496
|
Note: New Invalidity Pension claims are processed within 6 weeks of receipt and have been for all of 2013, the average processing times reflect the number of appeals following major backlog clearance in 2012 and early 2013. This will reduce as appeals are cleared.
Domiciliary Care Allowance; Recipients May 2013 – 25,113
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Ave
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
4,079
|
1,586
|
6
|
478
|
25,177
|
3,174
|
2,186
|
874
|
29
|
625
|
906
|
32
|
411,113
|
May 2013
|
1,857
|
770
|
8
|
733
|
25,846
|
916
|
572
|
343
|
10
|
328
|
389
|
31
|
37608
|
Partial Capacity Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 955
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
1,819
|
939
|
N/A
|
831
|
1,564
|
49
|
67
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
N/A67
|
May 2013
|
419
|
211
|
N/A
|
988
|
1,943
|
51
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
21
|
N/A92
|
Carer’s Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 1,643
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)
Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
1,788
|
2,021
|
N/A
|
255
|
1,893
|
769
|
183
|
43
|
8
|
66
|
48
|
27
|
3575
|
May 2013
|
790
|
743
|
N/A
|
325
|
1,968
|
259
|
49
|
27
|
2
|
17
|
36
|
24
|
2839
|
Disablement Benefit; Recipients May 2013 – 14,223
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals Disallowed
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)
Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
1,436
|
1,384
|
N/A
|
1,699
|
15,901
|
254
|
409
|
110
|
47
|
50
|
210
|
36
|
46254
|
May 2013
|
463
|
327
|
N/A
|
1,653
|
15,876
|
163
|
170
|
51
|
7
|
29
|
85
|
32
|
39240
|
Blind Persons Pension; Recipients May 2013 – 1,428
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals
Disallowed
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks)
Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
198
|
96
|
N/A
|
34
|
1,490
|
107
|
27
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
19
|
24
|
358
|
May 2013
|
76
|
29
|
N/A
|
47
|
1,475
|
34
|
16
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
25
|
N/A14
|
Farm Assist; Recipients May 2013 – 10,785
-
|
Claims Registered
|
Claims Awarded
|
Average time to Award
(Weeks)
|
Claims Pending Decision
|
Claimload (recipients and pending claims)
|
Claims Disallowed
|
Appeals
Lodged
|
Appeals Allowed
|
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
|
Revised
DO
Decision
|
Appeals
Disallowed
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Summary
Decision
(Weeks)
|
Aver-
age
Time
to
Oral
Hearing
Decision
(Weeks) Appeals
Pending Decision
|
2012
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
271
|
25
|
31
|
40
|
113
|
23
|
45161
|
May 2013
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
135
|
21
|
14
|
9
|
62
|
25
|
30168
|