OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s popular new paid family leave program is seeing more delays because of the number of people applying for benefits

The Employment Security Department says it’s now taking up to 10 weeks to process applications and for people to begin receiving benefits.

More than 30,000 people have applied since the the program went live last month, more than triple the amount that was projected

The department is adding positions and hoping to have processing times down to two weeks by June.

Under the law, eligible workers receive 12 weeks paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or for a serious medical condition in the family.