The Department has been accepting new claims for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) since 1 April 2009. Statistics relating to the allowance for the period prior to April 2009 are a matter for the HSE, the previous administrators of the scheme.
The number of applicants for DCA that were received, awarded and refused in each year from April 2009 to date is set out in table 1 below while details in relation to appeals are set out in table 2.
Table 1 — Domiciliary Care Allowance applications — April 2009 to date
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Applications received
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Applications fully processed in year
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Applications allowed incl. on review*
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Applications refused
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2009 (from 1st April)
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3,389
|
2,823
|
1,220
|
1,603
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2010
|
5,457
|
5,333
|
2,576
|
2,757
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2011
|
5,525
|
5,396
|
2,502
|
2,894
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*Includes cases initially disallowed but allowed on review following receipt of additional information.
Table 2 — Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals — April 2009 to date
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Appeals registered
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Appeals withdrawn (allowed on medical review)
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Medical reviews outstanding on appeal
|
Appeals allowed
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Appeals disallowed
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Appeals outstanding
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2009
|
836
|
189
|
0
|
293
|
353
|
1
|
2010
|
1,858
|
518
|
0
|
528
|
728
|
84
|
2011
|
2,270
|
424
|
293
|
220
|
421
|
912
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