Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 November 2020
151. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid in carer’s allowance in each year since 2015; the number of carer’s allowance applications received in each year since 2015; and the number of successful applicants as a percentage of applications made in each year since 2015. [35546/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is reported annually in my Department's Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is published on https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/02f594-annual-sws-statistical-information-report/.
I have for the Deputy's convenience detailed the expenditure from 2015 to 2019, number of claims that were received, the number awarded expressed as a percentage of the claims received in respect of Carer's Allowance from 2015 to October 2020.
Tabular statement below.
Expenditure from 2015 to 2019, number of claims that were received, the number awarded expressed as a percentage of the claims received in respect of Carer's Allowance from 2015 to October 2020.
|
Expenditure (€million) |
Claims Registered |
Claims awarded |
Claims awarded as a percentage of claims registered |
|
|
2015 |
611.14 |
18,929 |
14,378 |
76.0% |
|
2016 |
653.67 |
22,722 |
19,308 |
85.0% |
|
2017 |
729.45 |
23,800 |
17,290 |
72.6% |
|
2018 |
795.36 |
20,208 |
17,242 |
85.3% |
|
2019 |
862.56 |
19,402 |
16,910 |
87.2% |
|
October 2020 |
15,764 |
15,000 |
95.2% |
