TABLE 9.4.1
	BENEFIT CASES ALLOWED BY TYPE: 1994 - 2009
	TYPE	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
	SHORT TERM
	SICKNESS	677	674	1,005	848	982	1,140	1,441	1,293	1,644	1,747	1,758	2,064	1,828	2,079	2,201	2,350
	MATERNITY BENEFIT	126	128	138	149	118	253	178	147	139	107	134	127	132	137	128	143
	MATERNITY GRANTS	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	144	175	129	140	151	134	147	125	139
	FUNERAL	19	9	10	16	12	14	16	19	24	25	27	29	30	32	25	39
	SUB-TOTAL	822	811	1,153	1,013	1,112	1,407	1,756	1,603	1,982	2,008	2,059	2,371	2,124	2,395	2,479	2,671
	LONG TERM
	AGE BENEFITS	14	16	15	43	18	40	24	25	23	24	28	30	28	27	27	20
	AGE GRANTS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	9	6	5	6	7	4	1
	SURVIVORS PENSION	7	1	7	9	8	5	10	17	6	16	11	11	13	17	7	15
	SURVIVORS GRANTS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	11	6	0	1
	INVALIDITY PENSION	4	1	5	3	3	7	7	14	11	9	6	5	5	7	6	9
	INVALIDITY GRANTS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
	NON-CONTRIBUTORY OLD AGE PENSION	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	36	17	3	7	5	6	1
	SUB-TOTAL	25	18	27	55	29	52	41	64	172	96	68	56	71	69	50	47
	TOTAL	847	829	1,180	1,068	1,141	1,459	1,797	1,667	2,154	2,104	2,127	2,427	2,195	2,464	2,529	2,718
	Annual % Change		-2.1%	42.3%	-9.5%	6.8%	27.9%	23.2%	-7.2%	29.2%	-2.3%	1.1%	14.1%	-9.6%	12.3%	2.6%	7.5%
	Source: Social Security Board
	N.B. Revised Table but information remains the same.
	Last Updated:  June 26th, 2013
	ANALYSIS
	Over the years all benefits cases allowed by type fluctuated during the period 1994- 1997.    From 1998-2000 the number of benefit cases increased from year to year.  However in 2001, there was a decline of 7.2% followed by an increase of 29.2% in 2002.    In 2003 benefits decline by 2.3%, while  in 2004 the benefits paid out  increased slightly by 1.1%.