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Social Welfare Benefits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2010

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Ceisteanna (266)

Róisín Shortall

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266 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for each application for one of the principal social welfare payments and the way these compare with targets. [34372/10]

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

It represents awarded processing times measured against performance targets for the principal social protection payments during the month of August 2010.

Processing Times August 2010

Performance Target

Award Performance Achieved

Jobseeker’s Benefit

90% in 3 Weeks

73%

Jobseeker’s Allowance

90% in 6 Weeks

69%

One-Parent Family Payment SWLO

90% in 10 Weeks

45%

State Pension Contributory Domestic

90% by date of entitlement

85%

State Pension Transition Domestic

90% in 6 weeks

72%

Widow(er)’s Contributory Pension

90% in 6 Weeks

87%

State Pension (Non-Contributory)

90% in 10 Weeks

72%

Widow(er)’s Non-Contributory Pension

90% in 10 Weeks

46%

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