Bernard Durkan
Question:
175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for contributory old age pension, jobseeker's allowance, non-contributory old age pension, disability allowance, invalidity pension and carer's allowance, respectively, by month in each of the years 2015 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of cases granted, refused, granted on appeal and refused on appeal, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26245/17]
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tables:
Carer’s Allowance 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,309
|
1,267
|
686
|
66
|
105
|
7
|
104
|
|
February
|
1,579
|
1,383
|
756
|
79
|
102
|
19
|
141
|
|
March
|
1,722
|
1,342
|
725
|
57
|
96
|
13
|
61
|
|
April
|
1,529
|
1,226
|
654
|
67
|
129
|
10
|
105
|
|
May
|
1,664
|
1,241
|
585
|
56
|
103
|
8
|
139
|
|
June
|
1,694
|
1,139
|
623
|
44
|
127
|
13
|
132
|
|
July
|
1,625
|
1,305
|
746
|
17
|
84
|
8
|
97
|
|
August
|
1,348
|
944
|
495
|
57
|
124
|
16
|
119
|
|
September
|
1,649
|
1,238
|
665
|
33
|
108
|
18
|
143
|
|
October
|
1,649
|
1,265
|
742
|
2
|
117
|
15
|
114
|
|
November
|
1,761
|
1,267
|
754
|
101
|
138
|
14
|
113
|
|
December
|
1,400
|
761
|
489
|
-
|
119
|
14
|
87
|
Carer’s Allowance 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,391
|
1,023
|
625
|
111
|
100
|
16
|
118
|
|
February
|
1,975
|
1,325
|
653
|
2
|
102
|
11
|
136
|
|
March
|
1,831
|
1,087
|
610
|
59
|
89
|
13
|
116
|
|
April
|
1,856
|
1,190
|
631
|
38
|
88
|
10
|
81
|
|
May
|
2,077
|
1,405
|
714
|
68
|
125
|
7
|
97
|
|
June
|
1,940
|
1,608
|
864
|
56
|
108
|
17
|
93
|
|
July
|
1,928
|
2,137
|
1,294
|
39
|
132
|
11
|
74
|
|
August
|
1,864
|
1,934
|
1,290
|
30
|
103
|
12
|
92
|
|
September
|
2,036
|
2,366
|
1,411
|
28
|
101
|
15
|
117
|
|
October
|
2,137
|
1,848
|
1,217
|
73
|
135
|
8
|
112
|
|
November
|
1,976
|
2,107
|
1,187
|
63
|
141
|
7
|
91
|
|
December
|
1,711
|
1,278
|
648
|
248
|
151
|
18
|
110
|
Carer’s Allowance 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,651
|
1,679
|
964
|
78
|
111
|
14
|
109
|
|
February
|
2,163
|
1,594
|
664
|
70
|
128
|
11
|
113
|
|
March
|
2,427
|
1,618
|
743
|
64
|
127
|
10
|
95
|
|
April
|
2,048
|
1,206
|
537
|
91
|
85
|
10
|
64
|
Disability Allowance 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,594
|
1,181
|
1,848
|
108
|
313
|
12
|
132
|
|
February
|
1,913
|
1,476
|
1,587
|
110
|
318
|
7
|
196
|
|
March
|
1,745
|
1,455
|
1,490
|
132
|
212
|
1
|
148
|
|
April
|
1,663
|
1,301
|
1,194
|
147
|
274
|
5
|
142
|
|
May
|
2,277
|
1,361
|
951
|
133
|
272
|
4
|
139
|
|
June
|
1,872
|
1,089
|
1,155
|
77
|
287
|
10
|
154
|
|
July
|
2,312
|
1,291
|
1,267
|
200
|
229
|
9
|
88
|
|
August
|
1,590
|
1,198
|
1,125
|
138
|
286
|
9
|
131
|
|
September
|
2,246
|
1,378
|
1,345
|
59
|
368
|
7
|
168
|
|
October
|
1,737
|
1,464
|
1,054
|
104
|
262
|
9
|
127
|
|
November
|
1,976
|
1,429
|
1,317
|
149
|
281
|
7
|
174
|
|
December
|
1,613
|
1,191
|
467
|
86
|
282
|
5
|
152
|
Disability Allowance 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,634
|
1,146
|
1,468
|
91
|
203
|
13
|
107
|
|
February
|
1,936
|
1,053
|
1,265
|
98
|
287
|
7
|
158
|
|
March
|
2,155
|
1,165
|
861
|
74
|
221
|
5
|
138
|
|
April
|
1,986
|
1,458
|
696
|
63
|
293
|
8
|
131
|
|
May
|
1,941
|
1,349
|
909
|
93
|
288
|
8
|
121
|
|
June
|
2,203
|
1,490
|
941
|
31
|
201
|
5
|
94
|
|
July
|
1,837
|
1,546
|
1,150
|
30
|
234
|
5
|
101
|
|
August
|
2,126
|
1,475
|
938
|
169
|
163
|
10
|
80
|
|
September
|
1,973
|
1,843
|
876
|
48
|
237
|
7
|
106
|
|
October
|
2,155
|
1,632
|
962
|
51
|
260
|
6
|
124
|
|
November
|
2,471
|
1,483
|
1,436
|
36
|
198
|
6
|
95
|
|
December
|
1,387
|
1,029
|
525
|
31
|
245
|
8
|
112
|
Disability Allowance 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,577
|
1,385
|
1,318
|
36
|
137
|
7
|
100
|
|
February
|
2,179
|
1,469
|
885
|
31
|
155
|
13
|
105
|
|
March
|
2,507
|
1,552
|
1,198
|
61
|
165
|
3
|
88
|
|
April
|
1,840
|
1,065
|
956
|
61
|
159
|
3
|
75
|
Invalidity Pension 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
819
|
660
|
516
|
51
|
80
|
2
|
32
|
|
February
|
727
|
625
|
452
|
43
|
80
|
-
|
27
|
|
March
|
726
|
619
|
471
|
52
|
102
|
2
|
44
|
|
April
|
607
|
547
|
457
|
55
|
109
|
1
|
44
|
|
May
|
915
|
765
|
491
|
47
|
162
|
-
|
44
|
|
June
|
900
|
805
|
425
|
23
|
141
|
2
|
52
|
|
July
|
988
|
830
|
413
|
27
|
72
|
1
|
36
|
|
August
|
786
|
541
|
308
|
49
|
107
|
-
|
31
|
|
September
|
763
|
619
|
278
|
35
|
70
|
3
|
27
|
|
October
|
828
|
629
|
410
|
1
|
70
|
3
|
22
|
|
November
|
792
|
593
|
497
|
126
|
82
|
3
|
35
|
|
December
|
603
|
458
|
352
|
2
|
60
|
-
|
27
|
Invalidity Pension 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
776
|
562
|
343
|
94
|
83
|
-
|
35
|
|
February
|
792
|
603
|
291
|
1
|
70
|
2
|
19
|
|
March
|
791
|
581
|
384
|
110
|
74
|
-
|
30
|
|
April
|
734
|
644
|
248
|
67
|
62
|
1
|
27
|
|
May
|
710
|
658
|
324
|
87
|
87
|
-
|
52
|
|
June
|
723
|
666
|
312
|
26
|
55
|
3
|
5
|
|
July
|
659
|
599
|
348
|
31
|
64
|
-
|
39
|
|
August
|
710
|
479
|
261
|
47
|
25
|
-
|
15
|
|
September
|
940
|
710
|
479
|
14
|
43
|
-
|
22
|
|
October
|
822
|
729
|
398
|
74
|
35
|
2
|
18
|
|
November
|
927
|
672
|
304
|
65
|
46
|
-
|
24
|
|
December
|
550
|
564
|
217
|
26
|
38
|
2
|
16
|
Invalidity Pension 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
860
|
820
|
488
|
64
|
35
|
-
|
27
|
|
February
|
1,007
|
798
|
336
|
52
|
45
|
2
|
23
|
|
March
|
849
|
817
|
375
|
59
|
24
|
-
|
28
|
|
April
|
762
|
723
|
338
|
63
|
25
|
1
|
17
|
State Pension Contributory 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
3,654
|
1,610
|
779
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
|
February
|
3,875
|
2,391
|
944
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
|
March
|
3,266
|
2,298
|
849
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
9
|
|
April
|
3,078
|
2,141
|
791
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
11
|
|
May
|
3,337
|
2,239
|
847
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
8
|
|
June
|
2,876
|
2,378
|
637
|
8
|
6
|
-
|
10
|
|
July
|
3,330
|
1,848
|
775
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
11
|
|
August
|
2,777
|
1,752
|
601
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
|
September
|
2,910
|
2,544
|
957
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
October
|
3,067
|
2,162
|
843
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
7
|
|
November
|
3,474
|
1,843
|
1,040
|
7
|
2
|
-
|
13
|
|
December
|
2,258
|
1,456
|
664
|
7
|
2
|
-
|
5
|
State Pension Contributory 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
3,508
|
2,128
|
730
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
|
February
|
3,926
|
2,152
|
844
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
28
|
|
March
|
3,126
|
1,938
|
862
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
22
|
|
April
|
3,836
|
2,383
|
818
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
17
|
|
May
|
3,333
|
2,228
|
894
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
15
|
|
June
|
3,183
|
2,281
|
684
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
13
|
|
July
|
2,946
|
2,221
|
661
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
20
|
|
August
|
2,987
|
1,912
|
606
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
|
September
|
3,405
|
2,442
|
1,078
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
17
|
|
October
|
3,126
|
2,132
|
954
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
24
|
|
November
|
2,902
|
2,448
|
942
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
|
December
|
2,153
|
1,682
|
630
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
State Pension Contributory 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
3,057
|
2,180
|
871
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
15
|
|
February
|
4,603
|
2,519
|
1,063
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
13
|
|
March
|
3,463
|
2,699
|
1,009
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
|
April
|
2,963
|
2,115
|
717
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
State Pension Non-Contributory 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
1,094
|
561
|
236
|
7
|
7
|
5
|
16
|
|
February
|
1,016
|
614
|
186
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
|
March
|
928
|
594
|
164
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
|
April
|
815
|
672
|
175
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
|
May
|
802
|
649
|
159
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
17
|
|
June
|
804
|
649
|
157
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
|
July
|
805
|
845
|
196
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
|
August
|
654
|
564
|
118
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
23
|
|
September
|
705
|
610
|
215
|
9
|
6
|
2
|
16
|
|
October
|
718
|
611
|
211
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
15
|
|
November
|
829
|
755
|
227
|
6
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
|
December
|
562
|
551
|
144
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
State Pension Non-Contributory 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
852
|
706
|
255
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
|
February
|
953
|
719
|
209
|
8
|
9
|
3
|
14
|
|
March
|
786
|
559
|
156
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
14
|
|
April
|
794
|
665
|
195
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
|
May
|
863
|
817
|
230
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
|
June
|
802
|
741
|
179
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
14
|
|
July
|
668
|
756
|
185
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
17
|
|
August
|
765
|
750
|
178
|
6
|
2
|
-
|
12
|
|
September
|
748
|
555
|
187
|
8
|
9
|
2
|
17
|
|
October
|
778
|
724
|
234
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
14
|
|
November
|
740
|
719
|
215
|
15
|
11
|
3
|
12
|
|
December
|
464
|
421
|
109
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
17
|
State Pension Non-Contributory 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
879
|
569
|
205
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
14
|
|
February
|
947
|
644
|
168
|
6
|
11
|
2
|
15
|
|
March
|
903
|
640
|
184
|
3
|
11
|
1
|
17
|
|
April
|
716
|
499
|
147
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
Jobseeker's Allowance 2015
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
16,519
|
15,844
|
345
|
61
|
97
|
27
|
260
|
|
February
|
11,378
|
10,676
|
333
|
87
|
80
|
18
|
279
|
|
March
|
11,373
|
9,280
|
305
|
47
|
55
|
21
|
144
|
|
April
|
11,912
|
12,137
|
309
|
31
|
85
|
22
|
185
|
|
May
|
8,776
|
7,729
|
236
|
62
|
69
|
14
|
191
|
|
June
|
13,626
|
10,303
|
245
|
37
|
73
|
22
|
156
|
|
July
|
14,473
|
14,692
|
288
|
43
|
58
|
7
|
162
|
|
August
|
8,065
|
7,894
|
234
|
29
|
70
|
26
|
227
|
|
September
|
8,866
|
8,016
|
229
|
40
|
57
|
19
|
195
|
|
October
|
10,047
|
7,911
|
222
|
43
|
81
|
23
|
234
|
|
November
|
11,644
|
11,517
|
331
|
44
|
56
|
17
|
150
|
|
December
|
10,452
|
8,153
|
193
|
35
|
39
|
8
|
125
|
Jobseeker's Allowance 2016
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
14,643
|
14,479
|
244
|
35
|
102
|
19
|
252
|
|
February
|
11,648
|
10,874
|
299
|
41
|
59
|
15
|
174
|
|
March
|
10,687
|
8,610
|
237
|
41
|
77
|
21
|
241
|
|
April
|
11,047
|
11,712
|
251
|
73
|
41
|
13
|
88
|
|
May
|
9,720
|
8,248
|
206
|
45
|
64
|
17
|
196
|
|
June
|
12,348
|
9,580
|
202
|
38
|
62
|
10
|
152
|
|
July
|
13,601
|
13,376
|
225
|
24
|
66
|
30
|
187
|
|
August
|
8,984
|
8,909
|
217
|
36
|
52
|
12
|
141
|
|
September
|
8,351
|
7,797
|
214
|
55
|
55
|
10
|
178
|
|
October
|
7,714
|
6,988
|
219
|
113
|
80
|
32
|
202
|
|
November
|
13,067
|
11,797
|
309
|
124
|
83
|
22
|
181
|
|
December
|
9,195
|
6,798
|
143
|
37
|
71
|
17
|
169
|
Jobseeker's Allowance 2017
|
Month
|
Registered
|
Awarded
|
Rejected
|
Revised Deciding Officer Decision
|
Appeal Allowed
|
Appeal Partially Allowed
|
Appeal Disallowed
|
|
January
|
15,888
|
14,621
|
186
|
67
|
43
|
17
|
169
|
|
February
|
10,132
|
9,014
|
230
|
53
|
69
|
15
|
194
|
|
March
|
9,127
|
9,054
|
217
|
39
|
53
|
16
|
139
|
|
April
|
11,748
|
9,797
|
198
|
16
|
52
|
14
|
92
|
