Written answers
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Mattie 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]
Heather 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claims as a percentage of claims with a decision recorded; that is as a proportion of claims awarded or refused or withdrawn.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Registered | Awarded | Refused | Withdrawn | % refused | |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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