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The estimated expenditure on carers in 2012 is over €771 million: €509 million on carer’s allowance, €24 million on carer’s benefit, €135 million on the respite care grant and €103 million on domiciliary care allowance. This represents an increase of almost €20 million on expenditure in 2011. Carer’s also receive a free travel pass at an annual cost of €6 million and carers who reside with the care recipient are eligible for the household benefits package at an annual cost of approximately €30 million.
The principal source of data for other jurisdictions is MISSOC, the 'Mutual Information System on Social Protection / Social Security'. The system includes information on Social Protection in all 27 Member States of the European Union, the three countries of the European economic area - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway - as well as Switzerland.
The tables below provide the information requested by the Deputy:

Changes to Rate of Respite Care Grant - 2002-2013
Year		Rate of Grant €		% change over previous year
2002		635		25
2003		735		15.7
2004		835		13.6
2005		1,000		19.8
2006		1,200		20
2007		1,500		25
2008		1,700		13.3
2009		1,700		0
2010		1,700		0
2011		1,700		0
2012		1,700		0
2013		1,375		-19
Changes to Rate of Carer’s Allowance – Under Age 66 – 2002 -2013

	Rate €		Increase €		Increase %

2002	122.60		10.23		9.1%
2003	129.60		7.00		5.7%
2004	139.60		10.00		7.7%
2005	153.60		14.00		10.0%
2006	180.00		26.40		17.2%
2007	200.00		20.00		11.1%
2008	214.00		14.00		7.0%
2009	220.50		6.50		3.0%
2010	212.00		(8.50)		-3.9%
2011	204.00		(8.00)		-3.8%
2012	204.00		0		0
2013	204.00		0		0
Changes to Rate of Carer’s Allowance – Over Age 66 - 2002-2013

	Rate €		Increase €		Increase %

2002	137.80		12.73		10.2%
2003	147.80		10.00		7.3%
2004	157.80		10.00		6.8%
2005	169.80		12.00		7.6%
2006	200.00		30.20		17.8%
2007	218.00		18.00		9.0%
2008	232.00		14.00		6.4%
2009	239.00		7.00		3.0%
2010	239.00		0.00		0.0%
2011	239.00		0.00		0.0%
2012	239.00		0.00		0.0%
2013	239.00		0.00		0.0%

Changes to Carer's Benefit


	Rate €	Increase €	Increase %
2002	132.70	10.17	8.3%
2003	139.70	7.00	5.3%
2004	149.70	10.00	7.2%
2005	163.70	14.00	9.4%
2006	180.70	17.00	10.4%
2007	200.70	20.00	11.1%
2008	214.70	14.00	7.0%
2009	221.20	6.50	3.0%
2010	213.00	(8.20)	-3.7%
2011	205.00	(8.00)	-3.8%
2012	205.00	0.00	0.0%
2013	205.00	0.00	0.0%

Expenditure on Carer’s schemes

	Carer's Allowance	Carer's Benefit (1)	Respite Care Grant (2)	Total (5)	% Increase (year on year)



	€000	€000	€000	€000
2002	160,042	5,807	n/a	165,849	24.9%
2003	183,273	6,943	n/a	190,216	14.7%
2004	210,277	7,698	n/a	217,975	14.6%
2005	223,059	9,588	34,302	266,949	22.5%
2006	284,584	16,688	50,458	351,730	31.8%
2007(3)	361,257	26,900	73,376	461,533	31.2%
2008	450,260	33,666	98,204	582,130	26.1%
2009	502,469	30,204	99,200	631,873	8.5%
2010	501,789	26,288	128,097	656,174	3.8%
2011	507,193	24,474	130,392	662,059	-0.8%
2012 (est)	509,170	24,072	135,490	668,732	1.0%
2013 (est)	534,200	24,300	110,650	669,150	0.06%
% increase 2000-2010	Total expenditure on all carers schemes has increased by 570% from 2000 to 2012
1: Carer's benefit was introduced in 2000 2: Expenditure on respite care grant is included in carer's allowance or carer's benefit expenditure for the years 2000 to 2004 inclusive 3: Half-rate carer's allowance was introduced in September 2007 This table does not, for comparability purposes, include expenditure on domiciliary care allowance which was transferred to the Department during the course of 2009. Expenditure in 2010 was €95.7, 2011 was €99.9 million, 2012 was €102.5 million (est) and estimated expenditure for 2013 is €106.8 million.

Recipients of Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit 2002 – 2012

Year	Carer’s Allowance	Carer’s Benefit
2002	20,395	615
2003	21,316	639
2004	23,030	679
2005	24,970	867
2006	27,474	1,647
2007	33,067	2,080
2008	43,569	2,249
2009	48,223	1,917
2010	50,577	1,642
2011	51,666	1,637

Number of Respite Care Grants paid in 2010 and 2011

Scheme	2010	2011
Carer’s Allowance	38,260	39,600
Carer’s Benefit	1,720	1,200
Domiciliary Care Allowance	25,500	26,700
Standalone RCG	6,500	5,600
Total	71,980	73,100

The figures for Carer’s Benefit , Domiciliary Care Allowance and Standalone RCG are approximate.
Note: There were 51,666 people in receipt of carer’s allowance, including half-rate carer’s allowance in 2011. The reason for the lower number of grants for carer’s allowance in the table above is because some people were awarded the grant as part of the domiciliary care allowance prior to being awarded carer’s allowance.
Data in relation to respite care grant is not readily available over a longer period. However, it can be noted that all recipients of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit would automatically have received this payment.

People receiving more than one Respite Care Grant 2011

Carer’s Allowance

Carer’s Benefit

Domiciliary Care Allowance

· 2,850 in respect of two care recipients

· 91 in respect of three care recipients

· 7 in respect of four care recipients

· 2 in respect of five care recipients

· 94 in respect of two care recipients

· 1 in respect of three care recipients

· 1,509 in respect of two children

· 124 in respect of three children

· 10 in respect of four children

Total 3,061

Total 96

Total 1,787