Written answers

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid retrospectively in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 for claims of jobseeker's allowance and one parent family payment which were originally rejected but were then subject to a successful appeal. [39205/12]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available.

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the total number of jobseeker's allowance and one-parent family payment applications, rejections, appeals and subsequent rejection or acceptance of the appeal in 2009 ,2010, 2011 and 2012 to date. [39206/12]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows.

Tabular statement

Jobseekers Allowance

Claims Registered
Claims Disallowed
Appeals
Lodged
Appeals Allowed
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised Deciding Officer’s
Decision
Appeals Disallowed
2009
273,653
23,681
6,794
780
230
756
2,072
2010
263,942
27,884
9,488
855
299
1,259
5,275
2011
239,667
23,017
6,869
1,820
497
1,041
5,342
(ytd Aug 2012)
152,045
13,433
4,413
709
219
256
1,853

One-Parent Family Payment

Claims Registered
Claims Disallowed
Appeals
Lodged
Appeals Allowed
Appeals
Partly
Allowed
Revised Deciding Officer’s
Decision
Appeals Disallowed
2009
18,769
1,907
810
102
20
202
324
2010
17,325
2,036
1,085
74
23
219
371
2011
16,943
2,032
1,079
231
66
230
617
(ytd Aug 2012)
9,721
1,087
654
107
44
137
262

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