Dara Calleary
Question:538. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of social welfare appeals that were successful in the past two years. [4305/22]
View answerTuesday, 1 February 2022
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.
Appeals which had a favourable outcome for the appellant consist of appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer, or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the appellant by a Deciding Officer/Designated Person.
The below table outlines the appeal outcomes for the two years, 2020 and 2021.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy
Appeal Outcomes 2020-2021
|
- |
Allowed by AO |
Part allowed by AO |
Revised decision by DO |
Disallowed by AO |
Withdrawn |
Finalised |
|
2020 |
8,418 (31.5%) |
617 (2.3%) |
5,204 (19.4%) |
11,485 (42.8%) |
1,066 (4.0%) |
26,790 |
|
2021 |
6,091 (25.4%) |
551 (2.3%) |
6,462 (27.0%) |
9,925 (41.5%) |
900 (3.8%) |
23,929 |