Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
666. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's allowance applications in the past two years received by her Department; the number of applications which were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16628/21]
View answerThe number of Carer's Allowance (CA) applications received, cleared and disallowed in 2019 and 2020 are set out in the table below.
CA Scheme
|
Year |
CA Received* |
CA Cleared** |
CA Disallowed** |
|
2019 |
19,402 |
26,048 |
8,918 |
|
2020 |
18,774 |
28,504 |
10,495 |
(*) Please note that claims received are not always cleared in the same calendar year.
(**) Please note that the statistics in relation to cleared cases include cases which were awarded, withdrawn and disallowed. The statistics in relation to disallowed cases include cases which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal.I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
