asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will indicate in respect of each health board, (a) the money allocated for supplementary welfare allowances scheme for each year since the scheme was established; and (b) the headings under which the money was spent in each year.
Written Answers. - Supplementary Welfare Allowances Scheme.
540.
Particulars of expenditure by each health board on supplementary welfare allowance in each year since the commencement of the scheme in July 1977 are shown in the following table:
|
Health Board |
1977 (July to December) |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 (estimated) |
1984 (estimated) |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Eastern |
598,877 |
1,539,308 |
3,502,296 |
4,371,002 |
7,780,000 |
12,761,132 |
14,735,178 |
17,557,000 |
|
Midland |
159,003 |
331,237 |
869,115 |
615,623 |
1,105,020 |
1,371,116 |
1,353,286 |
1,706,090 |
|
Mid Western |
288,659 |
514,796 |
1,038,852 |
784,262 |
1,570,742 |
1,765,044 |
1,714,216 |
2,249,650 |
|
North Eastern |
160,858 |
398,629 |
702,712 |
880,975 |
1,488,848 |
2,292,178 |
2,422,881 |
2,524,300 |
|
North Western |
130,300 |
271,368 |
534,400 |
824,000 |
1,641,040 |
2,306,230 |
2,176,285 |
2,683,000 |
|
South Eastern |
339,029 |
715,730 |
1,192,462 |
1,558,447 |
2,504,982 |
3,969,787 |
3,535,773 |
4,298,700 |
|
Southern |
496,924 |
1,036,046 |
1,541,226 |
1,699,830 |
3,017,625 |
4,241,109 |
4,308,049 |
5,435,160 |
|
Western |
407,329 |
824,652 |
1,279,506 |
1,570,926 |
2,210,952 |
2,432,838 |
2,862,546 |
3,236,100 |
|
TOTAL |
2,580,979 |
5,631,766 |
10,660,569 |
12,305,065 |
21,319,209 |
31,139,434 |
33,108,214 |
39,690,000 |
These figures are supplied by the health boards to my Department for the purpose of calculating the amounts payable by my Department and the local authorities in accordance with the statutory requirements for the scheme. A detailed breakdown of these figures as between the various headings under which expenditure on the scheme arises is not available.