Written answers

Thursday, 25 April 2024

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

State Pensions

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of pension applications for contributory-related State pension received in each of the past five years to date; the number granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18714/24]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy on those schemes is provided in the attached tabular statement.

Table 1: State Pension (Contributory) claims registered, awarded, rejected and pending, by year

Year Registered Awarded Rejected Pending at end December
2019 41,551 20,737 16,063 4,883
2020 38,808 17,155 13,742 5,231
2021 42,233 19,258 15,176 4,032
2022 43,633 18,776 12,207 6,942
2023 47,241 21,096 14,866 6,885

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