asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will furnish up-to-date particulars relating to (a) duration of incapacity, and (b) distribution of claims in extension of replies of 3rd November 1964 and 28th April 1965.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Payments.
129.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:—
Disability Benefit claims paid in 1964-65:
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% |
||
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(a) Number of claims from insured persons with no dependants |
80,600 |
56.5 |
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(b) Number of claims from insured persons with dependants |
61,900 |
43.5 |
|
(c) Total number of claims from insured persons |
142,500 |
100 |
Average duration of incapacity in the year 16 weeks, 1 day
Distribution of claims according to duration in the year:
|
Less than 1 week |
14.8 |
|
1 week and less than 2 weeks |
15.2 |
|
2 weeks,, ,,,, 3,, |
9.2 |
|
3 ,, ,, ,,,, 4,, |
6.1 |
|
4 ,, ,, ,,,, 5,, |
4.7 |
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5 ,, ,, ,,,, 6,, |
3.6 |
|
6 ,, ,, ,,,, 7,, |
2.8 |
|
7 ,, ,, ,,,, 8,, |
2.4 |
|
8 ,, ,, ,,,, 9,, |
2.0 |
|
9 ,, ,, ,,,, 10,, |
1.8 |
|
10 ,, ,, ,,,, 20,, |
9.1 |
|
20 ,, ,, ,,,, 30,, |
4.1 |
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30 ,, ,, ,,,, 40,, |
2.6 |
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40 ,, ,, ,,,, 50,, |
2.0 |
|
50 ,, and over |
19.6 |
Average duration of short term disability benefit claims for male workers in the year:
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(a) national average duration of incapacity |
8.4 weeks |
|
(b) average duration for local authority employees |
not available |
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(c) average duration for turf workers |
10.6 weeks |
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(d) average duration for agricultural workers |
11.8 weeks |
As regards (b) the information cannot be supplied as the statistics are prepared on the basis of the occupation of the claimant not of the business of his employer.