Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023
85. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of the carer’s allowance; and the number who were in receipt of the allowance in each of the past ten years. [46376/23]
View answerCarer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care.
The total number of recipients currently in receipt of a Carer’s Allowance payment is 94,807. Please find the following table attached for the yearly statistics from 2012:
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Carer’s Allowance – no. in receipt of Carer’s Allowance 2012 to date 2023 |
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YTD 2023 |
94,807 |
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2022 |
92,268 |
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2021 |
90,896 |
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2020 |
88,906 |
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2019 |
84,028 |
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2018 |
79,914 |
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2017 |
75,264 |
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2016 |
70,459 |
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2015 |
63,003 |
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2014 |
59,380 |
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2013 |
57,136 |
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2012 |
52,209 |
