The following table provides a breakdown by year of applications received, awarded, cleared and refused for Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and Disability Allowance between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2021.
Carer’s Allowance
Year
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
Applications Received
|
20,208
|
19,402
|
18,774
|
19,648
|
Applications Cleared
|
27,240
|
26,404
|
28,504
|
24,354
|
Applications Awarded
|
17,242
|
16,910
|
17,495
|
14,804
|
Applications Refused
|
9,291
|
8,914
|
10,495
|
9,134
|
Carer’s Benefit
Year
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
Applications Received
|
4,101
|
4,693
|
4,225
|
4,069
|
Applications Cleared
|
3,900
|
4,763
|
4,789
|
3,903
|
Applications Awarded
|
2,774
|
3,349
|
3,272
|
2,706
|
Applications Refused
|
1,026
|
1,234
|
1,381
|
1,077
|
Disability Allowance
Year
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
Applications Received
|
23,080
|
24,017
|
20,671
|
20,599
|
Applications Cleared
|
31,017
|
32,449
|
31,322
|
28,158
|
Applications Awarded
|
17,205
|
16,949
|
15,686
|
13,298
|
Applications Refused
|
12,682
|
13,981
|
13,559
|
13,989
|
The requested data broken down by county is not available.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.