Mark Wall
Ceist:1549. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people on illness benefit for longer than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74912/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 13 January 2026
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Freagraí scríofa
Illness Benefit claim may only be paid for longer than 2 years if the claim began before 5 January 2009.
For customers whose claim began after 5 January 2009, Illness Benefit can only be paid for a maximum of 624 paid days (i.e. 2 years total), with an exception for customers where their claim forms part of the same period of incapacity as a previous Illness Benefit claim which began before 5 January 2009.
As of 1 December 2025, there were 4,584 recipients of Illness Benefit who have been receiving the payment for two years or more.