Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applicants refused a social welfare payment who do not go to the Social Welfare Appeals Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53278/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available. My staff have provided statistics on the number of claim disallowances and appeals lodged for the first ten months of 2013 in the attached table for the main Departmental schemes. I am however informed that appeals lodged are not solely in respect of disallowance of a claim for a social welfare payment but may arise on foot of a means test which involves a reduction in payment but does not result in payment ceasing as well as conditionality appeals. There may also be timing differences between the appeals and claim processing statistics, and thus the calculation the Deputy has requested cannot be derived based on these statistics.

Disallowances and Appeals Lodged

January - October 2013