Written answers
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan in receipt of carer's allowance, carer's benefit and respite grants between 2011 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52966/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
Recipients of Carer's Benefit, Carer's Allowance and Carer's Support Grant (formerly Respite Care Grant) at the end of December in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and at 30 November 2018.
| Cavan Recipients | Carer’s Benefit | Carer’s Allowance | Carer's Support Grant* (Respite care Grant) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2011 | 26 | 826 | Not Available |
| Dec 2012 | 17 | 825 | Not Available |
| Dec 2013 | 11 | 904 | 1,087 |
| Dec 2014 | 39 | 947 | 1,136 |
| Dec 2015 | n/a | 1,030 | 1,253 |
| Dec 2016 | 68 | 1,171 | 1,455 |
| Dec 2017 | 57 | 1,237 | 1,532 |
| Nov 2018 | 43 | 1,280 | 1,618 |
| Monaghan Recipients | Carer’s Benefit | Carer’s Allowance | Carer's Support Grant * (Respite care Grant) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2011 | 25 | 735 | Not Available |
| Dec 2012 | 16 | 745 | Not Available |
| Dec 2013 | 9 | 814 | 957 |
| Dec 2014 | 28 | 822 | 975 |
| Dec 2015 | n/a | 853 | 1,027 |
| Dec 2016 | 39 | 960 | 1,156 |
| Dec 2017 | 45 | 997 | 1,222 |
| Nov 2018 | 37 | 1,029 | 1,295 |
scheme recipients whose claim was awarded and paying at the date of the query.
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