Almost half of all applications for Disability Allowance initially turned down

The Department of Social Protection said very few recipients have the Disability Allowance removed from them following a medical assessment.

Almost half of all applications last year for Disability Allowance were turned down – but almost two-thirds of appeals were later revised or granted.

Figures provided by the Department of Social Protection show that during 2020 it received 20,671 new applications for Disability Allowance, and that over the course of the year the department awarded 15,686 claims and refused 13,559 applications.