Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
750. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance; the number of applications refused; and the number of applications approved on appeal, from 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [48207/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of disability allowance (DA) applications received, allowed and disallowed or withdrawn from 2019 to 30 of September 2023 are set out in the table below.
|
Year |
DA Received |
*DA Award |
DA Disallowed |
DA Withdrawn |
|
2019 |
24,017 |
16,949* |
13,981 |
1,519 |
|
2020 |
20,671 |
15,686* |
13,559 |
2,077 |
|
2021 |
20,599 |
13,298* |
13,989 |
871 |
|
2022 |
26,021 |
13,817* |
14,593 |
1,070 |
|
2023 (Jan to Sept) |
21,341 |
12,321* |
13,207 |
1,160 |
(*) 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 DA appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the social welfare appeals office (SWAO) from 2019 to 31 of October 2023 are set out in the table below.
Outcome of DA appeals received and allowed by SWAO
|
Year |
**DA appeals received |
DA appeals allowed |
DA appeals partially allowed |
DA appeals disallowed |
|
2019 |
6,242 ** |
3,416 |
78 |
1,801 |
|
2020 |
6,661** |
3,930 |
127 |
2,642 |
|
2021 |
5,733 ** |
2,611 |
101 |
2,178 |
|
2022 |
5,637 ** |
2,348 |
74 |
2,222 |
|
2023 (Jan to Oct) |
5,034** |
2,176 |
41 |
2,009 |
(**)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.
