Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Invalidity Pension Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications her Department received in respect of invalidity pensions in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of those received that were approved or refused in each year; the number of applications her Department received in respect of disability allowance in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of those received that were approved or refused in each year respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9606/18]
Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table:
Number of Invalidity Pension and Disability Allowance claims Registered, Awarded or Rejected in 2016, 2017 and January 2018.
Invalidity Pension
Year | Registered | Awarded | Rejected |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | 9,134 | 7,467 | 3,909 |
2017 | 10,458 | 8,976 | 4,579 |
January 2018 | 1,180 | 803 | 485 |
Disability Allowance
Year | Registered | Awarded | Rejected |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | 23,804 | 16,669 | 12,027 |
2017 | 23,657 | 17,469 | 12,022 |
January 2018 | 1,798 | 1,742 | 957 |
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