Written answers

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Department of Social Protection

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for non-contributory old age pension received in each of the past two years to date; the number approved, refused and-or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43895/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I would like in the first instance to refer the Deputy to the Annual Social Welfare Services Statistical Information Report, 2012 which provides most of the information requested by him and is available on www.welfare.ie. For convenience, I have set it out in the following tabular statement.

State pension (non-contributory)201120122013 - to date
Registered7,3449,0357,409
Awarded 5,7307,2435,550
Rejected1,9982,4531,715
Withdrawn1,0091,149739
Claims Cleared8,73710,8458,004
Pending1,8691,4322,084

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