Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Social Protection
Carer's Allowance
9:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for carer's allowance received, granted and refused within the last year, how these figures compare with the previous three year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31718/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested is contained in the table.
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Number of Carer's Allowance Applications
| Year | Number Decided | Number Awarded | Number Disallowed |
| 2009 | 17,957 | 10,730 | 5,776 |
| 2010 | 16,629 | 8,769 | 6,972 |
| 2011 | 13,886 | 7,467 | 5,227 |
| 2012 (January–May) | 4,993 | 2,850 | 2,143 |
Carer's allowance is a demand-led scheme and the number of awards in any given period reflects the extent to which the applications received met the statutory conditions for the scheme.
Brendan behan
Posted on 5 Jul 2012 8:57 pm (Report this comment)
Sure where else is the money going to come from to pay the bankers and bondholders take it from the carer's allowance.