Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1006. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications and appeals for carer’s allowance made by persons in County Clare; the number of applications refused; the number allowed following an appeal in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15152/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of Carers Allowance (CA) applications received, allowed and disallowed or withdrawn from 2018 to the end of 2020 are set out in the table below. The Department does not collate data in county format and so a breakdown of the figures by county is not available.
CA Scheme
|
Year |
CA Received |
*CA Award |
CA Disallowed |
CA Withdrawn |
|
2018 |
20206 |
17242 |
9291 |
707 |
|
2019 |
19402 |
16910 |
8918 |
580 |
|
2020 |
18774 |
17495 |
10495 |
514 |
(*)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 CA appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the social welfare appeals office (SWAO) from 2018 to the end of 2020.
|
Year |
CA Appeals Received |
CA Appeals allowed by SWAO |
CA Appeals partially allowed by SWAO |
|
2018 |
**2902 |
1047 |
144 |
|
2019 |
**3006 |
1230 |
158 |
|
2020 |
**3630 |
1079 |
115 |
(**)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.
