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State Pensions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 June 2022

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Ceisteanna (221)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for the State pension (contributory) received in each of the past three years to date; the number granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35213/22]

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The number of State Pension (Contributory) claims registered, awarded, rejected and pending by year from 2019 to 2021 is shown in Table 1. Registered, awarded and rejected figures are taken as a cumulative total for the year while the pending figure refers to 31st December each year.

Table 1: The number of claims registered, awarded, rejected and pending by year from 2019 to 2021

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2019

2020

2021

Registered

41,551

40,584

41,157

Awarded

32,810

31,924

32,604

Rejected

8,152

6,615

7,260

Pending

4,883

5,231

957

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