asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of social welfare recipients in Ireland, and this number broken down in terms of those receiving: (a) pensions; (b) unemployment benefit; (c) unemployment assistance; and (d) supplementary welfare allowance.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Recipients.
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The information requested is as follows:
|
Type of Payment |
Number of recipients in the State at latest date for which figures are available |
|
Social Insurance |
|
|
Disability Benefit |
66,414 (a) |
|
Invalidity Pension |
13,047 (b) |
|
Maternity Allowance |
2,945 |
|
Old Age Contributory Pension |
59,636 |
|
Retirement Pension |
28,032 |
|
Unemployment Benefit |
35,509 (c) |
|
Widow's Contributory Pension |
62,053 |
|
Orphan's Contributory |
|
|
Allowance |
826 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
2,175 |
|
Occupational Injuries Insurance |
|
|
Injury Benefit |
650 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
5,470 |
|
Death Benefits |
316 |
|
Social Assistance |
|
|
Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pensions |
134,500 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
8,315 (d) |
|
Unemployment Assistance (including smallholders) |
67,024 |
|
Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension |
10,114 |
|
Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Pension |
186 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
3,001 |
|
Unmarried Mother's Allowance |
3,991 |
|
Prisoner's Wife's Allowance |
173 |
|
Single Woman's Allowance |
3,190 |
|
Total |
507,567 |
(a) excludes 3,463 widows also in receipt of widow's pensions and 1,232 claimants also in receipt of disablement benefit.
(b) excludes 320 claimants also in receipt of disablement benefit.
(c) excludes 290 widows also in receipt of widows' pensions.
(d) excludes an approximate 6,000 persons receiving other social welfare payments simultaneously.
In addition to the above weekly payments, monthly children's allowance is payable to 433,907 families in respect of 1,177,845 children.