asked the Minister for Social Welfare if the records in his Department reveal the number of disability claims paid in a recent year to (a) single insured persons, (b) insured persons with dependants and (c) the total number of insured persons who received benefit, expressing (a) and (b) as a percentage of (c); and, if details are readily available, if he will indicate the average duration of incapacity and a broad outline of pattern of incapacity having regard to duration.
Written Answers. - Disability Benefit Claims.
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The information required by the Deputy is as follows:—
Disability Benefit claims paid in 1959-60:
|
(a) Number of claims from insured persons with no dependants |
76,000 |
60.8% |
|
(b) Number of claims from insured persons with dependants |
49,000 |
39.2% |
|
(c) Total number of claims from insured persons |
125,000 |
100% |
Average duration of incapacity in the year—16 weeks 3 days
Distribution of claims according to duration in the year:
|
Less than 1 week |
16.6% |
|
1 week and less than 2 weeks |
17.6% |
|
2 weeks,, ,, ,, 3 ,, |
10.1% |
|
3 ,, ,, ,, ,, 4 ,, |
6.6% |
|
4 ,, ,, ,, ,, 5 ,, |
4.2% |
|
5 ,, ,, ,, ,, 6 ,, |
3.4% |
|
6 ,, ,, ,, ,, 7 ,, |
2.6% |
|
7 ,, ,, ,, ,, 8 ,, |
2.1% |
|
8 ,, ,, ,, ,, 9 ,, |
1.7% |
|
9 ,, ,, ,, ,, 10 ,, |
1.5% |
|
10 ,, ,, ,, ,, 20 ,, |
6.0% |
|
20 ,, ,, ,, ,, 30 ,, |
1.7% |
|
30 ,, ,, ,, ,, 40 ,, |
.7% |
|
40 ,, ,, ,, ,, 50 ,, |
.2% |
|
50 weeks and over |
25.0% |