Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 December 2019
247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of various disability payments; the extent to which the number has fluctuated in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50627/19]
View answerThe information (where available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
The number of recipients of disability payments at the end of October in each of the years 2016 to 2019 .
|
Type of Payment |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Disability Allowance |
125,046 |
132,727 |
139,722 |
145,544 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
69,050 |
74,887 |
78,681 |
83,085 |
|
Illness Benefit |
55,570 |
54,418 |
58,207 |
46,291 |
|
Injury Benefit |
1,017 |
1,050 |
869 |
1,208 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
55,317 |
57,333 |
57,543 |
58,073 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
14,342 |
14,733 |
14,861 |
15,095 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
2,605 |
2,704 |
2,616 |
2,995 |
|
Total |
308,990 |
323,520 |
352,499 |
352,291 |
