Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:183. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual spending on both the blind pension and the disability allowance each year from 2010 to 2021, in tabular form. [28525/21]
View answerWednesday, 26 May 2021
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Blind persons pension (BPP) is a means tested payment paid to blind and visually impaired people between the age of 18 and 66 who are habitually resident in the State.
Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance for people with a disability aged between 16 and 66 with a disability expected to last for at least one year and who satisfy the medical condition, means test and are habitually resident in Ireland.
The annual spending on the BPP and DA schemes for the years form 2010 to 2020 and including to the end of April 2021, is outlined below:
|
Year |
Expenditure (€000) Blind Persons Pension |
Expenditure (€000) Disability Allowance |
|
2010 |
16,032 |
1,109,505 |
|
2011 |
15,624 |
1,089,178 |
|
2012 |
15,747 |
1,087,513 |
|
2013 |
14,825 |
1,140,916 |
|
2014 |
14,384 |
1,238,300 |
|
2015 |
14,379 |
1,281,589 |
|
2016 |
13,660 |
1,357,989 |
|
2017 |
13,386 |
1,469,440 |
|
2018 |
13,308 |
1,586,257 |
|
2019 |
12,971 |
1,705,777 |
|
2020 |
12,641 (provisional figure) |
1,811,854 (provisional figure) |
|
To end of April 2021 |
4,143 (provisional figure) |
586,324 (provisional figure) |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.