Lucinda Creighton
Ceist:1378 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time for processing all social welfare applications in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. [33999/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 29 September 2010
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Freagraí scríofa
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
|
State Pension (Transitional) |
10 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
Widow(er)’s Contributory Pension |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
|
Widow(er)’s (Non-Contributory) Pension & One Parent Family Payment (Widow) |
7 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
|
One-Parent Family — (Local Office based) |
9 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
|
Household Benefits |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Bereavement Grant (Social Welfare Services Office Sligo) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Bereavement Grant (Social Welfare Services Office Longford) |
n/a |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
8 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
|
Family Income Supplement — New Claims |
12 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
|
Disability Allowance |
16 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
Carer’s Benefit |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Carer’s Allowance |
12 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
Illness Benefit |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Occupational Injury Benefit — Interim Illness Benefit |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Child Benefit — Domestic |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2 |
|
Child Benefit — EU |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
26 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance * |
n/a |
n/a |
7 |
7 |
|
Back to Education Allowance |
Applicants for back to education are already in receipt of another social welfare payment before a decision is made on their entitlement to back to education. Consequently, delays, if any, should not cause hardship. Statistics are not maintained centrally as to the processing times of claims. |
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|
Treatment Benefit |
Treatment Benefit operates differently than other schemes. As payment is made to contractors after treatment has been given, there is no delay for the customer. The scheme is on target. |
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|
Disablement Benefit |
As this scheme is not a primary income support scheme, there is no performance standard. Many of the claimants are already in receipt of a payment. |
*Domiciliary Care Allowance was not administered by this Department until April 2009.