Claire Kerrane
Question:412. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of persons in receipt of disablement benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47878/22]
View answerTuesday, 4 October 2022
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Disablement Benefit is paid if a person loses certain physical or mental abilities as a result of their work, or while they were travelling to or from work. The number of recipients of Disablement Benefit by quarter from Q1 2020 to Q2 2022 are shown in the attached tabular statement.
|
Quarter |
Recipients |
|
Q1 2020 |
14,531 |
|
Q2 2020 |
14,478 |
|
Q3 2020 |
14,435 |
|
Q4 2020 |
14,407 |
|
Q1 2021 |
14,388 |
|
Q2 2021 |
14,357 |
|
Q3 2021 |
14,302 |
|
Q4 2021 |
14,262 |
|
Q1 2022 |
14,217 |
|
Q2 2022 |
14,167 |