Written answers
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in each of the past three years who received partial capacity benefit broken down by those who were in receipt of illness benefit and those in receipt of invalidity pension in tabular form. [35393/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The total number of customers that were in receipt of Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) in each of the past three years, broken down by whether they were in receipt of Illness Benefit or Invalidity Pension prior to receiving PCB, is outlined in the tables below.
| Scheme customer was in receipt of prior to PCB | 2020 Number of Customers who received PCB |
|---|---|
| Illness Benefit | 1,836 |
| Invalidity Pension | 2,145 |
| Total | 3,981 |
| Scheme customer was in receipt of prior to PCB | 2018 Number of Customers who received PCB |
|---|---|
| Illness Benefit | 1,582 |
| Invalidity Pension | 1,710 |
| Total | 3,292 |
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
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