asked the Minister for Social Welfare the numbers of persons in receipt of the various entitlements under the social welfare code.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Entitlements.
36.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report:
Following is the statement:
|
Type of Payment |
Number of recipients at latest date for which figures are available |
|
Social Insurance: |
|
|
Disability Benefit |
69,296 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
10,250 |
|
Maternity Allowance |
2,441 |
|
Old Age Contributory |
|
|
Pension |
54,995 |
|
Retirement Pension |
25,923 |
|
Unemployment benefit |
50,389 |
|
Widow's Contributory Pension |
62,958 |
|
Orphan's Contributory Allowance |
767 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
1,650 |
|
Pay-Related Benefit |
36,324 |
|
Occupational injuries Insurance: |
|
|
Injury Benefit |
1,728 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
4,797 |
|
Death Benefits |
266 |
|
Social Assistance: |
|
|
Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pensions |
131,000 |
|
Children's Allowances |
417,000 |
|
Unemployment Assistance (including small-holders) |
72,623 |
|
Widow's (Non-contributory) Pension |
12,553 |
|
Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension |
221 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
3,050 |
|
Unmarried Mother's Allowance |
3,250 |
|
Prisoner's Wife's Allowance |
110 |
|
Single Woman's Allowance |
3,579 |
In addition to the foregoing periodic payments, treatment benefits and cash grants are provided under the social insurance scheme and medical care and funeral grants under the occupational injuries insurance scheme. The Department also administer schemes of free travel, free electricity allowances and free television licences.
Figures for persons benefiting under these schemes are as follows:
|
Type of benefit |
Number of persons benefiting per month |
|
Social Insurance: |
|
|
Treatment Benefits |
19,796 |
|
Maternity Grants |
1,056 |
|
Death Grants |
481 |
|
Occupational Injuries Insurance: |
|
|
Medical Care |
1,943 |
|
Funeral Grants |
56 |
|
Social Assistance: |
|
|
Free Travel |
286,000 |
|
Free Electricity Allowance |
100,000 |
|
Free Television Licence |
57,000 |