Social Welfare Benefits Data

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Questions (235)

Eamon Scanlon

Question:

235. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time for illness benefit, disability allowance, carer's allowance and benefit and invalidity pension applications, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40030/19]

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Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Table 1. Average weeks to award a claim in August 2019

Average Weeks to Award	August 2019
Illness Benefit	1
Disability Allowance	14
Carer's Allowance	16
Carer's Benefit	13
Invalidity Pension	10