Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 May 2017
149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims for various payments suspended and on appeal or otherwise recorded in the past 12 months; the number of appeals that have taken place; the number pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table provides the details which have been requested by the Deputy in respect of appeals in the past twelve months in so far as they are available.
The table provides a breakdown by scheme area of the number of appeals registered and determined during the past twelve months, i.e. during the period from 1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017, along with a breakdown by scheme of the number of appeals which were outstanding at 30 April 2017.
I understand from the Chief Appeals Officer that it is not possible to provide a breakdown between the number of appeals registered with her office which relate to new claims which were disallowed as opposed to the number of appeals relating to existing claims which were in payment and which were subsequently disallowed as this information is not captured or maintained on the appeals computer system.
I am also advised that it is not possible to provide details of the number of people whose claims were in payment and were then disallowed and who did not appeal. However, I can advise the Deputy that my Department processes around 2 million new claims each year. About 85% of these are successful, i.e. the customer receives the relevant payment. By comparison, 22,461 appeals were made to the Social Welfare Appeals Office last year and 23,220 appeals were finalised.
Table: Appeals Registered and Finalised May 2016 – April 2017 and Appeals outstanding at 30 April, 2017.
|
Scheme |
Appeals Registered |
Appeals Finalised |
Appeals Outstanding |
|
Blind Pension |
13 |
17 |
4 |
|
Back to work Family Benefit |
45 |
51 |
18 |
|
Carer’s Allowance |
3,979 |
3,720 |
1366 |
|
Carer’s Benefit |
108 |
100 |
30 |
|
Child Benefit |
516 |
545 |
209 |
|
Disability Allowance |
4,958 |
4,482 |
1952 |
|
Illness Benefit |
528 |
776 |
215 |
|
Death Benefit |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
1,102 |
1,228 |
454 |
|
Deserted Wives Benefit |
9 |
7 |
4 |
|
Farm Assist |
157 |
186 |
90 |
|
Bereavement Grant |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
535 |
418 |
285 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
1,271 |
1,442 |
375 |
|
Jobseeker’s Transition |
47 |
43 |
19 |
|
Liable Relatives |
19 |
18 |
3 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
86 |
90 |
28 |
|
State Pension Contributory |
392 |
303 |
244 |
|
State Pension – Non contributory |
395 |
392 |
177 |
|
Injury Benefit |
56 |
57 |
24 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
281 |
309 |
125 |
|
Medical Care |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) |
40 |
38 |
15 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
286 |
346 |
138 |
|
Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory) |
13 |
18 |
4 |
|
Paternity Benefit |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
36 |
35 |
24 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance (Means) |
1,830 |
2,047 |
771 |
|
Recoverable Benefits & Assistance |
28 |
25 |
15 |
|
Carer’s Support Grant |
161 |
149 |
51 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Insurability of Employment |
164 |
172 |
136 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
1,639 |
1,873 |
605 |
|
Treatment Benefit |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
1,870 |
1,954 |
768 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
570 |
650 |
225 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
6 |
17 |
4 |
|
Widows, Widowers Pension (Contributory) |
43 |
47 |
20 |
|
Widows, Widowers Pension (Non-Contributory) |
25 |
23 |
11 |
|
Widowed Parent Grant |
5 |
10 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
21,227 |
21,606 |
8,419 |
