Written answers
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Department of Social Protection
Domiciliary Care Allowance Application Numbers
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received in each of the past five years to date; the number approved, rejected or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19394/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department has been accepting new claims for DCA since 1 April 2009. Statistics relating to the allowance for the period prior to April 2009 are a matter for the HSE, the previous administrators of the scheme. The number of applicants for DCA that were received, awarded and refused from April 2009 to December 2012 is set out in the table.
| Applications received | Applications processed in year | Applications allowed* | Applications disallowed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (from 1st April) | 3,389 | 2,823 | 1,220 (43%) | 1,603 |
| 2010 | 5,457 | 5,333 | 2,576 (48%) | 2,757 |
| 2011 | 5,525 | 5,396 | 2502 (46%) | 2,894 |
| 2012 | 4,339 | 4,680 | 2204 (47%) | 2,476 |
*including on review following receipt of additional information.
There were 639 DCA applications pending as of 31st March 2013.
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