Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received, awarded and refused, respectively for carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit in 2018. [1830/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
The number of claims in respect of Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit registered, awarded or rejected in 2018
Scheme | Registered | Awarded | Rejected* |
---|---|---|---|
Carer's Allowance | 20,122 | 17,242 | 9,291 |
Carer's Benefit | 4,101 | 2,774 | 1,026 |
* The rejected claim total may include claims which were subsequently awarded on review following receipt of additional information from the applicant.
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