Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care.
The total number of recipients currently in receipt of a Carer’s Allowance payment is 94,807. Please find the following table attached for the yearly statistics from 2012:
Carer’s Allowance – no. in receipt of Carer’s Allowance 2012 to date 2023
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YTD 2023
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94,807
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2022
|
92,268
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2021
|
90,896
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2020
|
88,906
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2019
|
84,028
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2018
|
79,914
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2017
|
75,264
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2016
|
70,459
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2015
|
63,003
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2014
|
59,380
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2013
|
57,136
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2012
|
52,209
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