Welfare Appeals System ‘Needs Radical Overhaul’
Source:
Irish Examiner
October 25, 2012
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Republic of Ireland
By Conall Ó FáthartaThe Social Welfare appeals system, which can force people to battle for years for emergency payments, needs to be radically overhauled, it has been claimed.Last year, the average time to process appeals by the Appeals Office was more than 32 weeks. The department…