Written answers

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Disability Services

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis 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]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather 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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