Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Disability Services
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance, carer’s allowance, invalidity pension and domiciliary care allowance in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52372/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The number of claims registered for the schemes referred to by the Deputy in the years 2019, 2020 and to end-September 2021 are set out beneath in tabular form.
No of Claims registered
Scheme | 2019 | 2020 | To End Sep 2021 |
---|---|---|---|
Disability Allowance | 24,017 | 20,671 | 15,280 |
Carers Allowance | 19,402 | 18,774 | 14,742 |
Invalidity Pension | 10,336 | 9,991 | 6,530 |
Domiciliary Care Allowance | 8,719 | 7,289 | 6,993 |
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