The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statements.
Table 1: Total number of Carer's Allowance claims disallowed in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to end September 2019.
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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September 2019
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Claims disallowed
|
7,920
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11,144
|
8,599
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9,291
|
6,499
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Table 2: Appeal Receipts and Outcome of Carer’s Allowance Appeals Finalised
2015-2019 (to 30/09/2019)
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Appeal Receipts
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Appeals
Finalised
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Allowed By Appeals Officers
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Partially Allowed by Appeals Officers
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Revised Decisions By Deciding Officers
|
Appeals Disallowed by Appeals Officers
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Withdrawn
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2015
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3,188
|
3,491
|
1,352
|
155
|
579
|
1,355
|
50
|
2016
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3,887
|
3,624
|
1,357
|
145
|
815
|
1,237
|
52
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2017
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3,200
|
3,416
|
1,204
|
161
|
780
|
1,199
|
72
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2018
|
2,902
|
2,710
|
1,047
|
144
|
440
|
989
|
90
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2019
|
2,328
|
2,518
|
822
|
125
|
496
|
1,002
|
73
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