AQW 30280/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the current number of referral cases on the Education Welfare Service waiting list; and (ii) the longest waiting time on the list.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 3 September 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 September 2025
- Answer due by
- 18 September 2025
- Answered
- 10 September 20257 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority has advised that as of 04 September 2025 there are 355 unallocated cases.
These are broken down as follows:
| Time on waiting list | Number of cases |
| Band A 0-2 weeks | 275 |
| Band B 3-12 weeks | 53 |
| Band C 13-36 weeks | 11 |
| Band D 37-60 weeks | 7 |
| Band E 60+ weeks | 9 |