Written answers
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Department of Social Protection
Invalidity Pension Applications
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension received by her Department in 2013 and 2014, and to date in 2015; the number of applications approved, pending, or refused, per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24195/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The table below shows the number of claims received, approved, pending and refused for the periods requested.
INVALIDITY PENSION CLAIMS
| Year | Received | Awarded | Disallowed | Pending at end of period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *2013 | 9,640 | 9,494 | 9,298 | 2,013 |
| 2014 | 9,240 | 7,018 | 6,543 | 2,034 |
| @ end May 2015 | 3,794 | 3,216 | 2,864 | 1,506 |
The award figure includes applications which were initially disallowed but were subsequently awarded following DO review or appeal.
*A number of backlog claims and appeals were cleared in 2013
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