Written answers
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Carer's Allowance Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for carer’s allowance that were refused on application, referred to appeal and granted or rejected on appeal, respectively, in each of the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8096/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of Carer's Allowance is detailed in the following tabular statement.
| 2018 | Rejected Applications | Appeals Received | Appeals Finalised | Allowed By Appeals Officers | Partially Allowed by Appeals Officers | Revised Decisions By Deciding Officers | Appeals Disallowed by Appeals Officers | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 760 | 291 | 260 | 93 | 15 | 35 | 114 | 3 |
| Feb | 708 | 205 | 229 | 89 | 15 | 47 | 74 | 4 |
| Mar | 586 | 213 | 232 | 94 | 11 | 33 | 85 | 9 |
| Apr | 731 | 179 | 188 | 77 | 7 | 27 | 59 | 18 |
| May | 1017 | 249 | 215 | 87 | 8 | 32 | 82 | 6 |
| Jun | 680 | 271 | 214 | 90 | 9 | 25 | 83 | 7 |
| Jul | 704 | 325 | 265 | 87 | 17 | 63 | 93 | 5 |
| Aug | 670 | 231 | 154 | 61 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 12 |
| Sep | 724 | 214 | 156 | 67 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 7 |
| Oct | 1068 | 296 | 355 | 113 | 24 | 99 | 115 | 4 |
| Nov | 1074 | 303 | 260 | 120 | 10 | 25 | 104 | 1 |
| Dec | 569 | 125 | 182 | 69 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 14 |
| 2019 | ||||||||
| Jan | 1035 | 345 | 188 | 58 | 12 | 33 | 80 | 5 |
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