Written answers
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Illness Benefit Data
Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims for illness benefit and disability allowance that have been made and approved, respectively, in the two and a half year period since the introduction of JobPath in July 2015 to December 2017; and the comparison with the two and a half year period January 2013 to June 2015 prior to the introduction of JobPath. [26642/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
| Disability Allowance | Registered | Awarded | Illness Benefit | Registered | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-17 | 1577 | 1385 | Jan-17 | 20837 | 15774 |
| Feb-17 | 2179 | 1469 | Feb-17 | 17755 | 12755 |
| Mar-17 | 2507 | 1552 | Mar-17 | 18691 | 14943 |
| Apr-17 | 1840 | 1065 | Apr-17 | 14903 | 12089 |
| May-17 | 2490 | 1721 | May-17 | 19047 | 13732 |
| Jun-17 | 1766 | 1900 | Jun-17 | 17432 | 12598 |
| Jul-17 | 1813 | 1713 | Jul-17 | 16499 | 15379 |
| Aug-17 | 2182 | 1627 | Aug-17 | 16938 | 12730 |
| Sep-17 | 1890 | 1299 | Sep-17 | 16810 | 12859 |
| Oct-17 | 1820 | 1278 | Oct-17 | 17305 | 12860 |
| Nov-17 | 2215 | 1436 | Nov-17 | 19494 | 12746 |
| Dec-17 | 1378 | 1024 | Dec-17 | 13673 | 10565 |
| Disability Allowance | Registered | Awarded | Illness Benefit | Registered | Awarded |
| Jan-16 | 1634 | 1146 | Jan-16 | 17616 | 13081 |
| Feb-16 | 1936 | 1053 | Feb-16 | 20509 | 14900 |
| Mar-16 | 2155 | 1165 | Mar-16 | 18438 | 12666 |
| Apr-16 | 1986 | 1458 | Apr-16 | 17813 | 14284 |
| May-16 | 1941 | 1349 | May-16 | 17257 | 13640 |
| Jun-16 | 2203 | 1490 | Jun-16 | 17155 | 12674 |
| Jul-16 | 1837 | 1546 | Jul-16 | 16374 | 12717 |
| Aug-16 | 2126 | 1475 | Aug-16 | 16739 | 12293 |
| Sep-16 | 1973 | 1843 | Sep-16 | 17769 | 12392 |
| Oct-16 | 2155 | 1632 | Oct-16 | 16990 | 13591 |
| Nov-16 | 2471 | 1483 | Nov-16 | 18561 | 14105 |
| Dec-16 | 1387 | 1029 | Dec-16 | 14464 | 9810 |
| Disability Allowance | Registered | Awarded | Illness Benefit | Registered | Awarded |
| Jan-15 | 1594 | 1181 | Jan-15 | 19944 | 13501 |
| Feb-15 | 1913 | 1476 | Feb-15 | 18844 | 13614 |
| Mar-15 | 1745 | 1455 | Mar-15 | 18947 | 13853 |
| Apr-15 | 1663 | 1301 | Apr-15 | 17485 | 13061 |
| May-15 | 2277 | 1361 | May-15 | 16275 | 12395 |
| Jun-15 | 1872 | 1089 | Jun-15 | 17591 | 12555 |
| Jul-15 | 2312 | 1291 | Jul-15 | 17996 | 13738 |
| Aug-15 | 1590 | 1198 | Aug-15 | 14585 | 11301 |
| Sep-15 | 2246 | 1378 | Sep-15 | 17645 | 12324 |
| Oct-15 | 1737 | 1464 | Oct-15 | 17679 | 12747 |
| Nov-15 | 1976 | 1429 | Nov-15 | 17779 | 14206 |
| Dec-15 | 1613 | 1191 | Dec-15 | 14980 | 11397 |
| Disability Allowance | Registered | Awarded | Illness Benefit | Registered | Awarded |
| Jan-14 | 1435 | 1176 | Jan-14 | 24057 | 17688 |
| Feb-14 | 1897 | 1044 | Feb-14 | 22716 | 15334 |
| Mar-14 | 1616 | 900 | Mar-14 | 21296 | 15597 |
| Apr-14 | 948 | 1072 | Apr-14 | 18966 | 13295 |
| May-14 | 2332 | 1077 | May-14 | 18426 | 13951 |
| Jun-14 | 1125 | 1134 | Jun-14 | 16970 | 11512 |
| Jul-14 | 1588 | 1487 | Jul-14 | 18302 | 13754 |
| Aug-14 | 2135 | 1466 | Aug-14 | 15269 | 11096 |
| Sep-14 | 1927 | 1467 | Sep-14 | 18419 | 13321 |
| Oct-14 | 1485 | 1044 | Oct-14 | 19203 | 13408 |
| Nov-14 | 3141 | 885 | Nov-14 | 17426 | 12604 |
| Dec-14 | 1442 | 1124 | Dec-14 | 15224 | 10627 |
| Disability Allowance | Registered | Awarded | Illness Benefit | Registered | Awarded |
| Jan-13 | 1579 | 844 | Jan-13 | 29932 | 25913 |
| Feb-13 | 1614 | 773 | Feb-13 | 27648 | 22879 |
| Mar-13 | 1841 | 777 | Mar-13 | 24678 | 22182 |
| Apr-13 | 1732 | 621 | Apr-13 | 26085 | 22200 |
| May-13 | 2002 | 1089 | May-13 | 24808 | 21258 |
| Jun-13 | 1456 | 930 | Jun-13 | 20890 | 18011 |
| Jul-13 | 1547 | 997 | Jul-13 | 23804 | 21123 |
| Aug-13 | 1601 | 970 | Aug-13 | 20491 | 16799 |
| Sep-13 | 1863 | 1509 | Sep-13 | 22251 | 18334 |
| Oct-13 | 2362 | 1490 | Oct-13 | 25735 | 21677 |
| Nov-13 | 1894 | 1435 | Nov-13 | 22708 | 20470 |
| Dec-13 | 1047 | 1062 | Dec-13 | 19022 | 14610 |
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