asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of contributors in each category, and the amounts contributed, to the pay-related fund for the last period for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - Pay-Related Benefit Scheme.
478.
The number of contributors in each category is as follows:
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1. Insured for all benefits |
821,645 |
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2. Insured for all benefits except unemployment benefit |
135 |
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3. Insured for all benefits except unemployment benefit and occupational injuries benefit (Ministers of Religion) |
260 |
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4. Soldiers insured for maternity, treatment and widows' benefit during service and all benefits after discharge |
16,280 |
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5. Insured for widows' and orphans' pensions and occupational injuries benefit only |
117,721 |
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6. Insured for occupational injuries benefit only |
17,800 |
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7. Voluntary contributors insured for retirement, old age and widows' and orphans' pensions and death grant |
850 |
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8. Voluntary contributors insured for widows' and orphans' pensions only |
120 |
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9. Voluntary contributors insured for retirement and old age pensions and death grant (special rate) |
85 |
There is no separate fund for pay-related benefits. The pay-related contributions paid for the year 1977 amounted to £26.462 million.