Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
254. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer's allowance whose allowance has been withdrawn for whatever reason in each of the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54420/23]
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 numbers of Carer's Allowance claims where payment ceased in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 2022 and to date in 2023 are contained in the table below.
Payments cease where the customer no longer meets the eligibility criteria for the scheme. This may follow a notification from the customer or be the result of a review of eligibility initiated by my Department.
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No. of Carer's Allowance Claims closed |
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2023 (to 03/12/2023) |
7,923 |
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2022 |
7,717 |
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2021 |
6,666 |
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2020 |
6,000 |
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2019 |
6,367 |
