The information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the following tables.
Social Welfare claims by average processing times 31 May 2016
Scheme
|
Average Processing Time
(weeks)
|
Jobseeker's Benefit
|
1
|
Jobseeker's Allowance
|
2
|
One-Parent Family Payment
|
5
|
State Pension Contributory (Dom)
|
6
|
Widow’s, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension
|
1
|
Widowed Parent Grant
|
1
|
Living Alone/Island Allowances
|
N/a
|
State Pension Non-Contributory
|
14
|
Household Benefits
|
2
|
Free Travel
|
2
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
14
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
1
|
Child Benefit (Domestic & FRA)
|
2
|
Child Benefit (EU Regulation)
|
32
|
Treatment Benefit
|
N/a
|
Maternity Benefit
|
N/a
|
Family Income Supplement (New)
|
3
|
Family Income Supplement (Renew)
|
N/a
|
Carer's Allowance
|
22
|
Disability Allowance
|
10
|
Invalidity Pension
|
12
|
Illness Benefit
|
1
|
Occupational Injury Benefit
|
N/a
|
Appeal processing times by scheme 01/01/2016 – 31/05/2016
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|
Average processing times (weeks)
Summary Decisions
|
Average processing times (weeks)
Oral Hearings
|
Blind Pension
|
19.7
|
29.9
|
Carers Allowance
|
18.2
|
22.4
|
Carers Benefit
|
17.2
|
23.4
|
Child Benefit
|
22.7
|
55.6
|
Disability Allowance
|
15.2
|
20.5
|
Illness Benefit
|
30.0
|
31.9
|
Partial Capacity Benefit
|
29.0
|
29.4
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
23.5
|
29.0
|
Deserted Wives Benefit
|
-
|
40.5
|
Farm Assist
|
16.3
|
23.7
|
Bereavement Grant
|
14.7
|
-
|
Liable Relatives
|
7.9
|
-
|
Family Income Supplement
|
16.3
|
26.0
|
Invalidity Pension
|
28.4
|
32.1
|
Maternity Benefit
|
17.5
|
28.1
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
21.3
|
25.9
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
27.8
|
37.5
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
21.4
|
32.8
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
67.7
|
40.5
|
Occupational Injury Benefit
|
22.4
|
17.1
|
Disablement Pension
|
19.6
|
26.5
|
Incapacity Supplement
|
-
|
55.6
|
Guardian's Payment (Con)
|
16.9
|
24.9
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Con)
|
20.2
|
29.2
|
Jobseeker's Allowance (Means)
|
14.1
|
25.6
|
Jobseeker's Allowance
|
14.3
|
19.2
|
BTW Family Dividend
|
21.3
|
-
|
Jobseeker's Transitional
|
19.6
|
12.7
|
Recoverable Benefits & Assistance
|
33.6
|
41.7
|
Jobseeker's Benefit
|
13.7
|
17.5
|
Treatment Benefit
|
22.2
|
-
|
Respite Care Grant
|
16.3
|
21.8
|
Insurability of Employment
|
35.2
|
97.1
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
16.0
|
26.3
|
Survivor's Pension (Con)
|
15.4
|
25.3
|
Survivor's Pension (Non-con)
|
18.9
|
31.5
|
Widows Parent Grant
|
21.4
|
-
|
All Appeals
|
17.2
|
23.9
|