The information requested by the Deputy, where available, is detailed in the attached in the following tabular statements. Please note that ‘wait times for reviews by scheme’ is not currently a defined metric.
Average Weeks to Award As at end February 2018
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State Pension Contributory
|
4
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State Pension Non-Contributory
|
12
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Jobseeker's Benefit
|
1
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Jobseeker's Allowance
|
2
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One-Parent Family Payment
|
5
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Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension
|
3
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Disability Allowance
|
15
|
Illness Benefit
|
1
|
Invalidity Pension
|
6
|
Carer's Allowance
|
18
|
Child Benefit
|
4
|
Household Benefits
|
1
|
Free Travel
|
3
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Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
10
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
1
|
Appeal Processing Times by Scheme 01 January 2018 - 28 February 2018
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Average processing times (weeks)
Summary Decisions
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Average processing times (weeks)
Oral Hearings
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Carers Allowance
|
23.8
|
27.8
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Carers Benefit
|
22.4
|
30.8
|
Disability Allowance
|
20.4
|
25.5
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Illness Benefit
|
30.5
|
43.3
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Partial Capacity Benefit
|
26.3
|
22.2
|
Farm Assist
|
26.8
|
53.1
|
Working Family Payment
|
28.7
|
28.4
|
Invalidity Pension
|
26.5
|
24.6
|
Maternity Benefit
|
20.7
|
51.3
|
Paternity Benefit
|
29.8
|
-
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
30.5
|
34.9
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
38.9
|
50.7
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
31.9
|
45.2
|
Occupational Injury Benefit
|
39.4
|
44.0
|
Guardian's Payment (Con)
|
36.8
|
-
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Con)
|
4.7
|
-
|
Jobseeker's Allowance (Means)
|
30.4
|
37.4
|
Jobseeker's Allowance (Payments)
|
24.6
|
32.6
|
Back To Work Family Dividend
|
29.9
|
-
|
Jobseeker's Transitional
|
-
|
38.3
|
Pre-retirement Allowance
|
-
|
29.9
|
Jobseeker's Benefit
|
22.7
|
26.0
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
23.8
|
25.5
|
Survivor's Pension (Contributory)
|
34.2
|
-
|
Survivor's Pension (Non-Con)
|
-
|
32.7
|