Disability Allowance is a weekly payment payable to persons who have a disability, illness, or injury that is expected to last for more than one year, who are substantially restricted from doing work that would otherwise be suitable for a person of their age, experience, and qualifications. Persons must additionally be aged between 16 and 66 years, and satisfy a means test. Information in relation to persons aged 16 and 17 who applied for and received/did not receive Disability Allowance with a primary diagnostic code indicating cancer is set out below. Expenditure has been rounded to the nearest hundred euro.
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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Not Awarded
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5
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4
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6
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9
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Awarded and Paying
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37
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49
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54
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41
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Expenditure
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€262,800
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€373,900
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€427,000
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€272,600
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