Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2022
326. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of carer’s allowance; the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated in the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5751/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department publishes recipient numbers in annual and quarterly formats; annual reports, including an archive of reports dating from 1998 onwards, are available through gov.ie/dsp/statistics. Quarterly data covering the period Q1 2014 through Q4 2021 inclusive, is published through the national open data portal, data.gov.ie.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
|
Carer's Allowance |
84,028 |
88,906 |
90,896 |
|
% change compared to year prior |
+ 5.1% |
+ 5.8% |
+ 2.2% |
