Invalidity Pension Data

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (113)

Tom Fleming

Question:

113. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of applications for invalidity pension for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of refusals of same; the number of appeals of same; the results of these appeals for those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33976/14]

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Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton)

Table 1 shows the number of claims received, awarded and disallowed in the period requested. Unfortunately, it is not possible to identify, of the number awarded, how many were awarded in the first instance and how many were awarded following deciding officer review or appeal.

Table 2 shows the data in respect of appeals received and decided in the same period, as reported by the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Table 1. Invalidity Pension Claims Processed 2011 to August 2014

INVALIDITY PENSION CLAIMS

Year	Received	Awarded	Disallowed	Total decided
2011	14621	2107#	4697#	12829
2012	11510	6352**	11423	17775
2013	9640	9494**	9298	18792
2014*	6090	4760**	4304	9064

A breakdown of Invalidity claims awarded and disallowed is not available from December 2010-June 2011. A dual payments system was in operation from December 2010 until all claims were migrated onto a new computer platform in May 2011.

# Breakdown for period June 2011 - December 2011 inclusive

* 2014 figures up to 31 August

** The award figure includes applications initially awarded and applications that were awarded following a successful review/appeal.

Table 2. Invalidity Pension Appeals 2011 to August 2014

-	Appeals Received (2)	Allowed (3)	Partly Allowed (4)	Revised DO Decision (4)	Disallowed (5)	Withdrawn (6)	Total (3-6)
	2285	408	6	345	489	67	1315
(1)	4765	1031	4	474	430	52	1991
(2)	4501	3336	18	2243	1311	60	6968
	1985	1783	9	430	619	30	2871