The data requested in respect of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) is not routinely collated on an individual county basis and as a result is not available.
National data, for 2019, the last full year for which data on DCA is available, is shown below. Details of the applications processed in 2019, together with the outcomes, both at initial decision stage and subsequently on appeal are listed below .
DCA applications processed and outcomes 2019.
Year
|
Applications
Processed
|
Awarded
|
Refused
|
Withdrawn
|
2019
|
8,784
|
5,886 (67%)
|
2,875 (33%)
|
23
|
Appeals processed 2019.
Year
|
Appeals finalised
|
Cancelled or Withdrawn
|
Revised by DCA section
|
Decided by Appeals Officer (AO)
|
Allowed by AO
|
Partially allowed
|
Not allowed
by AO
|
2019
|
1,703
|
44
|
517
|
1,142
|
811 (71%)
|
10
(0.9%)
|
321 (28.1%)
|
The appeals finalised in any particular year do not generally correspond to applications refused in the same year, therefore it is not possible to provide an exact percentage of applications refused and subsequently appealed. For example, appeals processed in the first half of a calendar year can typically refer to refusals from the previous calendar year or even earlier as acceptance of late appeals is at the discretion of the Chief Appeals Officer.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.