Activity Report - Back to School Allowance

The HSE has dedicated offices nationwide working to process applications for Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. On this page, you can view regular reports on activity within these offices - applications received, processed and payments made.

See Report for August 20th 2010

See Report for August 13th 2010

See Report for August 27th 2010

See Report for September 3rd 2010

See Report for September 10th 2010

See Report for September 17th 2010

See Report for October 1st 2010

See Report for October 8th 2010

See report for October 15th 2010

Week Ending August 20th 2010

Area	Forms received	Forms processed	Claims Registered	Claims Paid	Amount €	Forms Outstanding	Turnaround Time
Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow	57,000	53,400	54,442	47,123	€22,211,181	3,600	3-5 days
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan	10,900	9,600	10,088	9,546	€4,566,515	1,300	5-10 days
Laois, Offaly, Longford,Westmeath	11,000	10,500	9,910	9,747	€4,815,161	500	5 days
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon	14,500	7,200	7,130	6,858	€3,865,691	7,300	7 to 30 days
Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal	11,200	10,600	10,798	9,859	€5,118,110	500	Up to date
Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary	14,110	8,000	7,851	6,386	€3,053,041	6,110	Average of 30 days
Cork, Kerry	21,500	17,000	19,067	15,860	€7,534,2255	3,500	15 days
Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary	21,493	17,261	17,657	15,589	€7,547,291	4,232	15 days
TOTAL	161,703	133,561	136,943	120,968	€58,805,144	27,042

Week Ending August 13th 2010

	Forms received	Forms Processed	Claims Registered	Claims Paid	Amount €	Forms Outstanding	Turnaroud Time -days
Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow	54,800	51,235	51,235	44,677	21,209,376	3,565	9
Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath	10,500	9,500	9,029	8,869	4,399,946	1,000	12
Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary	13,618	6,348	6,348	5,179	2,571,920	7,270	n/a
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan	9,936	7,636	9,193	8,744	4,215,710	2,300	11
Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim	11,086	10,316	10,316	9,444	4,918,675	770	n/a
Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary	20,902	15,571	15,946	14,289	6,965,592	5,331	15
Cork and Kerry	21,500	16,000	15,950	13,143	6,285,875	5,500	15
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon	12,777	5,321	5,321	5,144	2,907,250	7,456	11+
Total	155,119	121,927	123,338	109,489	53,474,344	33,192	variable

Week ending 27th August 2010

	Forms Received	Forms processed	Claims Registered	Claims Paid	Amount €	Forms Outstanding	Turnaround Time - days
Dublin Kildare Wicklow (former ERHA)	59,000	58,011	58,011	49,757	€23,295,711	869	3-4 days
North East (Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)	11,600	11,100	11,013	10,391	€4,932,063	500	5 days
Midlands(Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)	11,500	11,000	10,482	10,306	€5,063,956	500	5 days
West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)	15,000	10,000	9,931	9,388	€5,194,850	5,000	6-20 days
North West(Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal)	11,800	11,300	11,276	10,269	€5,310,590	500	Up to date
Mid-West (Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary)	14,510	10,000	9,993	7,982	€3,887,585	4,510	10-12 days
South (Cork, Kerry)	22,500	20,000	21,230	17,819	€8,429,675	2,500	8 days
South East	22,265	19,442	19,767	17,114	€8,238,748	2,823	5 days
TOTAL	168,175	150,853	151,703	133,026	64,353,178	17,202

Week ending 3rd September 2010

	Forms Received	Forms processed	Claims Registered	Claims Paid	Amount €	Forms Outstanding	Turnaround Time - days
Dublin Kildare Wicklow (former ERHA)	61,300	59,755	59,755	51,052	€23,820,316	750	3-5 days
North East (Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)	12,400	11,600	11,543	10,868	€5,148,758	800	2-3 days
Midlands (Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)	11,700	11,300	10,799	10,616	€5,196,701	300	5 days
West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)	16,000	13,000	13,065	11,953	€6,455,215	3,000	6-10 days
North West (Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal)	12,000	11,700	11,668	10,563	€5,446,500	300	Up to date
Mid-West (Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary)	14,700	11,761	11,761	9,563	€4,634,130	2,939	10 days
South (Cork, Kerry)	23,205	20,600	22,860	19,319	€9,094,840	2,600	6 days
South East	22,820	20,132	20,599	17,727	€8,497,648	2,688	5 days
TOTAL	174,125	159,848	162,050	141,661	€68,294,108	13,377

Week ending 10th September 2010

Area	Number of applications received (Estimate to nearest 500/1000)	Number of forms processed to date	Claims Registered	Payments	Amount Paid	Number yet to be processed	Turnaround Time - days
DublinKildare Wicklow	62,100	61,605	61,605	52,259	24,309,601	495	2-3 days
North East(Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)	13,100	12,400	11,992	11,232	5,303,208	700	2-3 days
Midlands(Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)	11,900	11,500	11,019	10,823	5,281,646	400	3-5 days
West(Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)	16,550	14,824	14,735	13,460	7,163,770	1,554	4-7 days
North West(Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal)	12,100	11,800	11,978	10,787	5,546,403	300	Up to date
Mid-West(Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary)	15,100	13,500	13,068	10,475	5,032,350	1,600	6-7 days
South(Cork, Kerry)	23,600	22,000	23,961	20,350	9,573,650	1,600	5 days
South East	23,258	20,733	21,242	18,177	8,697,698	2,525	5 days
TOTAL	177,708	168,362	169,600	147,563	€70,908,326	9,174

Week ending 17th September 2010

Area	Forms Received	Forms Processed	Claims Registered	Payments	Amount Paid	Number yet to be processed	Turnaround Time - days
Dublin Kildare Wicklow	62,650	62, 192	62,192	52,716	24,485,941	500	2-3 days
North East(Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)	12, 339	12,189	12,189	11,421	5,387,778	150	2-3 days
Midlands(Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)	12,000	11,700	11,181	10,981	5,343,081	300	Up to date
West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)	17,021	15,874	15,753	14,209	7,514,876	1,197	7 days
North West(Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal)	12,160	11,920	12,216	10,972	5,641,956	240	Up to date
Mid-West(Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary)	15,394	14,382	14,382	11,335	5,419,090	1,012	5-6 days
South (Cork, Kerry)	24,200	22,500	24,486	20,990	9,872,300	1,700	5-6 days
South East	23,579	21,785	22,303	18,878	8,991,318	1,784	5 days
TOTAL	179,343	172,542	174,702	151, 502	€72,656,350	6,883

Activity week ending October 1st

Area	Number of applications received (Estimate to nearest 500/1000)	Number of forms processed to date	Claims Registered	Payments	Amount Paid	Number yet to be processed	Turnaround Time
Dublin Kildare Wicklow	64,350	64,150	63,692	53,764	24,906,216	200	1 day
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan	12,505	12,485	12,634	11,789	5,533,998	20	2-3 days
Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath	12,500	12,300	11,690	11,276	5,466,971	200	Up to date
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon	17,650	17,030	17,223	15,274	8,011,031	620	4-5 days
Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal	12,450	12,210	12,831	11,332	5,807,411	240	None
Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary	15,817	15,718	15,633	12,429	5,889,971	99	3-4 days
Cork, Kerry	25,200	24,400	25,589	21,807	10,226,805	800	5 days
Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary	24,180	23,108	23,663	19,764	9,363,648	1,072	5 days
TOTAL	184,652	181,401	182,955	157,435	75,206,051	3,251

Activity week eding October 8th

Area	Number of applications received (Estimate to nearest 500/1000)	Number of forms processed to date	Claims Registered	Payments	Amount Paid	Number yet to be processed	Turnaround Time
Dublin Kildare Wicklow	64,859	64,859	64,859	54,408	25,165,381	0
Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan	15,990	15,970	12,761	11,894	6,537,273	20
Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath	12,750	12,500	11,830	11,330	5,491,921	250
Galway, Mayo, Roscommon	17,862	17,340	17,382	15,379	8,064,736	529
Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal	12,850	12,640	12,935	11,411	5,839,206	210
Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary	15,819	15,819	15,722	12,825	6,065,501	0
Cork, Kerry	25,300	25,000	25,999	22,195	10,395,765	300	2
Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary	24,239	23,337	24,030	19,999	9,466,428	902
Total	189,669	187,465	185,518	159,441	77,026,211	2,211

Activity week eding October 15th

Area	Number of applications received	Number of forms processed to date	Claims Registered	Payments	Amount Paid	Number yet to be processed	Current backlog – number of working days	Delay status	Any other information
DublinKildare Wicklow (former ERHA)	64,931	64,931	64,931	54,485	25,195,256	0			Currently dealing with information requested prior to 30/09/10 and review cases.
North East (Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)	16,036	16,016	12,830	11,940	6,560,238	20
Midlands(Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath)	12,750	12,550	11,883	11,380	5,515,021	200
West(Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)	17,862	17,433	17,498	15,462	8,100,476	429
North West(Sligo/Leitrim & Donegal)	12,850	12,750	12,951	11,444	5,852,651	100			Awaiting FIS documentation & info from clients.
Mid-West (Limerick, Clare & North Tipperary)	15,819	15,819	15,867	13,117	6,196,556	0		The number of claims registered is greater than the number of claims received, this is due to some applicants becoming eligible for an additional child having already been paid for other child/children.
South (Cork, Kerry)	25,300	25,200	26,153	22,417	10,492,195	100	1 day
South East	24,246	23,533	24,347	20,199	9,555,368	713
TOTAL	189,794	188,232	186,460	160,444	77,467,761	1,562

Last updated on: 11 / 08 / 2010

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