Social Security Experience Panels: Employment Injury Assistance

This visual summary details findings from a questionnaire about panel members’ experiences of the Industrial Injuries Scheme.


Decisions and payments

Views were mixed on the length of time taken to receive a decision. One respondent said it took months to hear anything after their application. One said the process took around 6 weeks. A couple of respondents said it didn’t take too long.

Quote from panel member:

“It took months to get any correspondence from anyone and when I did, it was to refuse me as I could not pinpoint a specific date and time of injury.”

More than half of the respondents said they received a payment every week. Most others said they received a payment every four weeks.

Quote from panel member:

“So glad to receive the benefit weekly, it certainly does help me live from week to week.”

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