Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2022
597. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is currently a backlog of applications for the one-parent family payment; if so, the number of applications in the backlog; and the average time for processing a one parent family payment application.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32448/22]
View answerCurrently the average time to decide an One Parent Family application by my Department is two weeks and there is no backlog of OFP claims.
In general once a claim is received it is reviewed by a Deciding Officer within 72 hours. The time taken for a claim to be decided will vary depending on the individual case, as the officer may need to request more information from the customer before they can make a decision.
At present all OFP claims received up to and including the 17th of June are in progress with an officer.
