asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will furnish particulars relating to the duration of incapacity and the duration of social welfare claims in the form of a reply of 15th February, 1967.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Claims.
220.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
Disability Benefit claims paid in 1972/73 (the latest year for which statistical analysis is available)
|
(a) Number of claims from insured persons with no dependants |
122,015 |
% 54.75 |
|
(b) Number of claims from insured persons with dependants |
100,844 |
45.25 |
|
Total |
222,859 |
100 |
Average duration of incapacity in the year 13 weeks, 4 days
Distribution of claims according to duration in the year:
|
% |
|
|
Less than 1 week |
19.4 |
|
1 week and less than 2 weeks |
19.6 |
|
2 weeks and less than 3 weeks |
9.9 |
|
3 ,, ,, ,, ,,4 ,, |
6.2 |
|
4 ,, ,, ,, ,,5 ,, |
3.8 |
|
5 ,, ,, ,, ,,6 ,, |
2.8 |
|
6 ,, ,, ,, ,,7 ,, |
2.3 |
|
7 ,, ,, ,, ,,8 ,, |
1.9 |
|
8 ,, ,, ,, ,,9 ,, |
1.6 |
|
9 ,, ,, ,, ,,10 ,, |
1.2 |
|
10 ,, ,, ,, ,,20 ,, |
8.0 |
|
20 ,, ,, ,, ,,30 ,, |
3.3 |
|
30 weeks add less than 40 weeks |
2.6 |
|
40 ,, ,, ,, ,, 50,, |
2.1 |
|
50 weeks and over |
15.3 |
|
100 |
Average duration of incapacity of short term disability benefit claims for male workers in the year 8.1 weeks
Statistics relating to the duration of claims on the basis of occupation of the claimant or the business of the employer are no longer maintained.