The number of disability allowance (DA) and invalidity pension (INVP) applications received, allowed, disallowed and pending at the end of each year from 2013 to 2016 are set out in the following tables.
DA Scheme
Year
|
DA Received
|
*DA Award
|
DA Disallowed
|
DA Withdrawn
|
DA Pending end of year
|
2013
|
20538
|
12497*
|
14691
|
1428
|
5022
|
2014
|
21071
|
13876*
|
12621
|
1111
|
6058
|
2015
|
22538
|
15814*
|
14800
|
978
|
4855
|
2016
|
23804
|
16669*
|
12027
|
947
|
5947
|
INVP Scheme
Year
|
INVP Received
|
*INVP Award
|
INVP Disallowed
|
INVP
Withdrawn
|
INVP Pending end of year
|
2013
|
9640
|
9494*
|
8546
|
752
|
2013
|
2014
|
9240
|
7018*
|
5496
|
1047
|
2034
|
2015
|
9454
|
7691*
|
5070
|
1039
|
1559
|
2016
|
9134
|
7467*
|
3909
|
972
|
2133
|
(*) Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal.
The following tables show the number of DA & INVP appeals received and allowed or partially allowed by the social welfare appeals office (SWAO) from 2013 to 2016
Outcome of DA appeals received and allowed by SWAO
Year
|
DA appeals received
|
DA appeals allowed by SWAO
|
DA appeals partially allowed by SWAO
|
2013
|
6836
|
3882
|
84
|
2014
|
5554
|
3860
|
100
|
2015
|
6435
|
3384
|
85
|
2016
|
4912
|
2830
|
88
|
Outcome of INVP appeals received and allowed by SWAO
Year
|
INVP
appeals received
|
INVP appeals allowed by SWAO
|
INVP appeals partially allowed by SWAO
|
2013
|
4501
|
3336
|
18
|
2014
|
2571
|
2133
|
15
|
2015
|
1857
|
1135
|
17
|
2016
|
1362
|
682
|
10
|
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.