Peadar Tóibín
Question:152. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the disability allowance in each of the past ten years, 2023 inclusive. [53695/23]
View answerThursday, 7 December 2023
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Disability Allowance is a means-tested, weekly allowance paid to people with a disability. To qualify for Disability Allowance, one must have an injury, disease or physical or mental disability that has continued, or may be expected to continue, for at least one year, and be substantially restricted from working.
At the end of October 2023 there were 161,621 persons in receipt of Disability Allowance.
The data requested by the Deputy for the end of each calendar year 2013 to 2022, and end October 2023, are shown in the attached tabular statement.
|
Year |
Number of persons in receipt of Disability Allowance |
|
2013 |
106,279 |
|
2014 |
112,097 |
|
2015 |
119,042 |
|
2016 |
126,203 |
|
2017 |
133,929 |
|
2018 |
140,835 |
|
2019 |
146,755 |
|
2020 |
152,580 |
|
2021 |
155,181 |
|
2022 |
157,807 |
|
October 2023 |
161,621 |