Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2026
636. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for disability allowance in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number approved; the number refused; and the approval rate in each year, in tabular form. [16711/26]
View answerDisability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a disability. Customers can receive it from 16 years of age. The table below shows the number of claims registered, awarded and refused for the calendar years 2020 to 2025 as requested by the Deputy.
Note that an approval rate cannot be provided due to how data on registrations and decisions is collected. Claims awarded and claims rejected refer to the total number of claims awarded or rejected in in the calendar year, and include claim decisions in respect of claims registered in previous calendar years, as well as those overturned on review or appeal of the initial decision. Furthermore, multiple award and rejection actions can occur on a single claim, and are included in the figures, therefore care needs to be taken when interpreting the below figures.
|
Year |
Registered |
Awarded |
Rejected |
|
2020 |
20,671 |
15,686 |
13,559 |
|
2021 |
20,599 |
13,298 |
13,989 |
|
2022 |
26,021 |
13,817 |
14,593 |
|
2023 |
28,704 |
16,418 |
16,653 |
|
2024 |
29,177 |
18,657 |
20,343 |
|
2025 |
28,649 |
18,541 |
19,058 |
