Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 April 2019
564. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked 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]
View answerThe 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.
