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Invalidity Pension

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 January 2021

Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Ceisteanna (356)

Sorca Clarke

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356. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications received by her Department in 2020; the number of applications that were approved; the number of applications refused; and the number of applications still ongoing. [2929/21]

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The table below shows the number of invalidity pension claims received, approved, refused and withdrawn for the period requested.

Year

2020

No of applications received

9,991

Claims awarded*

8,332

Claims disallowed

5,270

Claims withdrawn

1,350

Claims pending

1,312

*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.

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