Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Disability Allowance Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1030. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance approved and refused in each of the past eight years to date; the number of applications originally refused and subsequently appealed resulting in the overturning of an original decision in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44825/18]
Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The number of disability allowance (DA) applications received, allowed and disallowed or withdrawn from 2011 to date in 2018 is set out in the following table.
DA Scheme
Year | DA Received | *DA Award | DA Disallowed | DA Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24,264 | 9,246* | 14,116 | 783 |
| 2012 | 25,887 | 10,400* | 14,519 | 1,240 |
| 2013 | 20,538 | 12,497* | 14,691 | 1,428 |
| 2014 | 21,071 | 13,876* | 12,621 | 1,111 |
| 2015 | 22,538 | 15,814* | 14,800 | 978 |
| 2016 | 23,804 | 16,669* | 12,027 | 947 |
| 2017 | 23,657 | 17,469* | 12,022 | 1,153 |
| 2018 | 17,629 | 13,104* | 9,791 | 873 |
The following tables show the number of DA appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) from 2011 to date in 2018.
Outcome of DA appeals received and allowed by SWAO
Year | **DA appeals received | DA appeals allowed by SWAO | DA appeals partially allowed by SWAO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,472** | 1,699 | 131 |
| 2012 | 6,223** | 2,114 | 95 |
| 2013 | 6,836** | 3,882 | 84 |
| 2014 | 5,554** | 3,860 | 100 |
| 2015 | 6,435** | 3,384 | 85 |
| 2016 | 4,912** | 2,830 | 88 |
| 2017 | 4,959** | 2,975 | 70 |
| 2018 | 4,016** | 2,047 | 76 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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