I am advised that statistics on applications for Domiciliary Care Allowance are not collated on a county by county basis and therefore, I am not in a position to supply the information as sought by the Deputy. The information that is collated is provided in the table.
Table 1. Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
|
Month
|
Received
|
Awarded
|
Disallowed
|
|
May 2015
|
665
|
369
|
113
|
|
June 2015
|
594
|
352
|
137
|
|
July 2015
|
668
|
497
|
168
|
|
August 2015
|
438
|
173
|
331
|
|
September 2015
|
544
|
552
|
85
|
|
October 2015
|
579
|
502
|
324
|
|
November 2015
|
525
|
532
|
245
|
|
December 2015
|
403
|
206
|
84
|
|
January 2016
|
498
|
393
|
207
|
|
February 2016
|
665
|
346
|
159
|
|
March 2016
|
609
|
191
|
59
|
|
April 2016
|
714
|
449
|
144
|
The current processing time for a domiciliary care allowance application is approximately 13 weeks. The current average processing time for domiciliary care allowance appeals determined following an oral hearing is 28.5 weeks and 22.7 weeks for such appeals determined summarily. The corresponding appeals processing times in 2015 were 28.7 weeks and 21.7 weeks respectively. Statistics in regard to appeals and their outcomes are detailed in the table.
Table 2. Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
|
DCA Appeals May 2015 to April 2016
|
|
|
Received
|
Favourable to appellant
|
Disallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
|
Revised Decisions by Deciding Officer
|
Allowed by Appeals Officer
|
Part Allowed
|
|
May 2015
|
85
|
59
|
49
|
6
|
21
|
0
|
|
June 2015
|
110
|
21
|
50
|
7
|
23
|
1
|
|
July 2015
|
86
|
20
|
35
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
|
August 2015
|
89
|
11
|
37
|
6
|
17
|
0
|
|
September 2015
|
163
|
17
|
46
|
4
|
14
|
0
|
|
October 2015
|
91
|
23
|
43
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
|
November 2015
|
151
|
30
|
57
|
1
|
30
|
0
|
|
December 2015
|
109
|
55
|
56
|
2
|
17
|
2
|
|
January 2016
|
97
|
15
|
50
|
2
|
21
|
0
|
|
February 2016
|
158
|
37
|
48
|
2
|
28
|
1
|
|
March 2016
|
80
|
22
|
64
|
2
|
40
|
1
|
|
April 2016
|
109
|
38
|
39
|
2
|
14
|
0
|
|
|
1,328
|
348
|
574
|
36
|
247
|
6
|
