Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
363. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2016 for a decision in respect of all Social Protection payments in tabular form; the average waiting time for appeal for each of these where there is no oral hearing and where there is an oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the following tables.
Social Welfare claims by average processing times 31 May 2016
|
Scheme |
Average Processing Time (weeks) |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
1 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
2 |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
5 |
|
State Pension Contributory (Dom) |
6 |
|
Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension |
1 |
|
Widowed Parent Grant |
1 |
|
Living Alone/Island Allowances |
N/a |
|
State Pension Non-Contributory |
14 |
|
Household Benefits |
2 |
|
Free Travel |
2 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
14 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
1 |
|
Child Benefit (Domestic & FRA) |
2 |
|
Child Benefit (EU Regulation) |
32 |
|
Treatment Benefit |
N/a |
|
Maternity Benefit |
N/a |
|
Family Income Supplement (New) |
3 |
|
Family Income Supplement (Renew) |
N/a |
|
Carer's Allowance |
22 |
|
Disability Allowance |
10 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
12 |
|
Illness Benefit |
1 |
|
Occupational Injury Benefit |
N/a |
Appeal processing times by scheme 01/01/2016 – 31/05/2016
|
- |
Average processing times (weeks) Summary Decisions |
Average processing times (weeks) Oral Hearings |
|
Blind Pension |
19.7 |
29.9 |
|
Carers Allowance |
18.2 |
22.4 |
|
Carers Benefit |
17.2 |
23.4 |
|
Child Benefit |
22.7 |
55.6 |
|
Disability Allowance |
15.2 |
20.5 |
|
Illness Benefit |
30.0 |
31.9 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
29.0 |
29.4 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
23.5 |
29.0 |
|
Deserted Wives Benefit |
- |
40.5 |
|
Farm Assist |
16.3 |
23.7 |
|
Bereavement Grant |
14.7 |
- |
|
Liable Relatives |
7.9 |
- |
|
Family Income Supplement |
16.3 |
26.0 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
28.4 |
32.1 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
17.5 |
28.1 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
21.3 |
25.9 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
27.8 |
37.5 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
21.4 |
32.8 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
67.7 |
40.5 |
|
Occupational Injury Benefit |
22.4 |
17.1 |
|
Disablement Pension |
19.6 |
26.5 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
- |
55.6 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Con) |
16.9 |
24.9 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Con) |
20.2 |
29.2 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance (Means) |
14.1 |
25.6 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
14.3 |
19.2 |
|
BTW Family Dividend |
21.3 |
- |
|
Jobseeker's Transitional |
19.6 |
12.7 |
|
Recoverable Benefits & Assistance |
33.6 |
41.7 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
13.7 |
17.5 |
|
Treatment Benefit |
22.2 |
- |
|
Respite Care Grant |
16.3 |
21.8 |
|
Insurability of Employment |
35.2 |
97.1 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
16.0 |
26.3 |
|
Survivor's Pension (Con) |
15.4 |
25.3 |
|
Survivor's Pension (Non-con) |
18.9 |
31.5 |
|
Widows Parent Grant |
21.4 |
- |
|
All Appeals |
17.2 |
23.9 |
