Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 April 2013
142. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for various social welfare payments such as disability benefit, disability allowance, invalidity pension or other means-tested or health-related payments which have been refused the decision upheld on appeal and subsequently granted on foot of a new application in each of the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19389/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department. However I include, for the Deputy’s information, a table detailing the number of means-tested or health-related payments that have been awarded during 2010, 2011, 2012 and up to 31 March 2013.
Health Related and Means Assessed Schemes Awarded
|
Allowances |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
31 March 2013 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
7,191 |
5,730 |
7,243 |
1,666 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
191,144 |
174,491 |
167,623 |
39,911 |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
12,127 |
12,178 |
11,151 |
2,600 |
|
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension |
533 |
377 |
287 |
40 |
|
Disability Allowance |
8,306 |
9,246 |
10,400 |
2,394 |
|
Blind Pension |
117 |
106 |
96 |
23 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
8,769 |
7,465 |
9,880 |
5,685 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
3,103 |
2,686 |
1,586 |
383 |
|
Respite Care Grant |
5,486 |
4,965 |
4,575 |
382 |
|
Illness Benefit |
249,166 |
259,008 |
245,319 |
70,974 |
|
Interim Illness Benefit/Occupational Injury |
12,289 |
11,616 |
10,927 |
2,940 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
3,597 |
2,657 |
6,352 |
2,405 |
|
Disablement Pension |
1,293 |
1,310 |
1,384 |
242 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
1,965 |
1,941 |
2,021 |
394 |
|
Family Income Supplement - New Claims |
14,328 |
13,631 |
13,264 |
7,236 |
|
Family Income Supplement - Claim Renewals |
22,101 |
23,787 |
28,118 |
10,268 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
106 |
117 |
95 |
20 |
