Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2023
333. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for carer's allowance and the number of accepted applications in 2022, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5353/23]
View answerCarer’s Allowance is a means-tested payment to people on low incomes who are caring full-time for a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness. The person being cared for must require full-time care and attention.
The number of claims registered and claims awarded for Carer's Allowance in 2022 are shown in the table below.
Table 1: Claims registered and claims awarded for Carer's Allowance, by month
|
Month |
Claims registered |
Claims Awarded |
|
Jan-22 |
1,273 |
1,004 |
|
Feb-22 |
1,784 |
1,068 |
|
Mar-22 |
2,027 |
1,186 |
|
Apr-22 |
1,925 |
1,091 |
|
May-22 |
2,184 |
1,126 |
|
Jun-22 |
2,133 |
1,240 |
|
Jul-22 |
1,895 |
1,442 |
|
Aug-22 |
1,785 |
1,595 |
|
Sep-22 |
2,051 |
1,638 |
|
Oct-22 |
2,256 |
1,112 |
|
Nov-22 |
2,129 |
1,501 |
|
Dec-22 |
1,399 |
918 |
|
Total |
22,841 |
14,921 |
