Written answers

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applications that have been refused in the past 12 months; the number of applications received; the percentage of applications refused per year for the previous five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10208/22]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the Table below. The Deputy should note that the percentage refused is based on refused claims as a percentage of claims with a decision recorded; that is as a proportion of claims awarded or refused or withdrawn.

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Registered Awarded Refused Withdrawn % refused
2018 8,609 6,317 2,225 27 26%
2019 8,719 5,886 2,875 23 33%
2020 7,289 5,060 2,639 36 34%
2021 9,098 5,257 2,483 25 32%
to end January 2022 585 438 277 0 39%

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