Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been refused carer's allowance in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41604/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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To qualify for a carer’s allowance (CA), an applicant must show that they are habitually resident in the State, are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require full-time care and attention and that their means are less than the statutory limit. An application may be disallowed on the grounds that one or more of these conditions are not met.

In 2016 31,881 applications were processed and of these 19,308 were awarded and 12,573 were disallowed.

To the end of August 2017, 18,905 applications have been processed and of these 12,397 have been awarded and 6,508 were disallowed.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.