The number of disability allowance (DA) applications received, allowed and disallowed or withdrawn from 2011 to date in 2018 is set out in the following table.
DA Scheme
Year
|
DA Received
|
*DA Award
|
DA Disallowed
|
DA Withdrawn
|
2011
|
24,264
|
9,246*
|
14,116
|
783
|
2012
|
25,887
|
10,400*
|
14,519
|
1,240
|
2013
|
20,538
|
12,497*
|
14,691
|
1,428
|
2014
|
21,071
|
13,876*
|
12,621
|
1,111
|
2015
|
22,538
|
15,814*
|
14,800
|
978
|
2016
|
23,804
|
16,669*
|
12,027
|
947
|
2017
|
23,657
|
17,469*
|
12,022
|
1,153
|
2018
|
17,629
|
13,104*
|
9,791
|
873
|
(*)Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal.
The following tables show the number of DA appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) from 2011 to date in 2018.
Outcome of DA appeals received and allowed by SWAO
Year
|
**DA appeals received
|
DA appeals allowed by SWAO
|
DA appeals partially allowed by SWAO
|
2011
|
5,472**
|
1,699
|
131
|
2012
|
6,223**
|
2,114
|
95
|
2013
|
6,836**
|
3,882
|
84
|
2014
|
5,554**
|
3,860
|
100
|
2015
|
6,435**
|
3,384
|
85
|
2016
|
4,912**
|
2,830
|
88
|
2017
|
4,959**
|
2,975
|
70
|
2018
|
4,016**
|
2,047
|
76
|
(**)Please note that the statistics in relation to appeals received include both received and re-opened appeal cases less cancelled appeals.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.