The number of Carers Allowance (CA) applications received, allowed and disallowed or withdrawn from 2018 to the end of 2020 are set out in the table below. The Department does not collate data in county format and so a breakdown of the figures by county is not available.
CA Scheme
Year
|
CA Received
|
*CA Award
|
CA Disallowed
|
CA Withdrawn
|
2018
|
20206
|
17242
|
9291
|
707
|
2019
|
19402
|
16910
|
8918
|
580
|
2020
|
18774
|
17495
|
10495
|
514
|
(*)Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal.
The following tables show the number of CA appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the social welfare appeals office (SWAO) from 2018 to the end of 2020.
Year
|
CA Appeals Received
|
CA Appeals allowed by SWAO
|
CA Appeals partially allowed by SWAO
|
2018
|
**2902
|
1047
|
144
|
2019
|
**3006
|
1230
|
158
|
2020
|
**3630
|
1079
|
115
|
(**)Please note that the statistics in relation to appeals received include both received and re-opened appeal cases less cancelled appeals.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.