asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, taking 1966 as the base year, she will set out in tabular form the real value of the following social welfare payments over the last 20 years up to and including 1986: (a) unemployment benefit, personal rate and person with adult dependent, (b) unemployment assistance, personal rate and person with adult dependent, (c) contributory old age pension, personal rate, over 80, under 80 and with adult dependant, (d) non-contributory old age pension personal rate, over 80, under 80 and with adult dependant, (e) children's allowance-child benefit, first child, second to fifth child, sixth child, (f) widow's pension, under 66, 66 to 79 and (g) child dependant allowance.
Written Answers. - Value of Social Welfare Benefits.
173.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. The index shows the change in real terms in the value of social welfare benefits over the 20 year period.
Real Increase in Rates 1966-1986 (July) (1966=100)
Index
|
(A) Unemployment Benefit |
|
|
Personal |
183 |
|
Per + A.D. |
171 |
|
(B) Unemployment Assistance |
|
|
Personal |
252 |
|
Per + A.D. |
236 |
|
(C) OACP |
|
|
Personal |
208 |
|
Per + A.D. |
190 |
|
Per + A.D. > 66 |
203 |
|
OACP > 80 |
|
|
Personal |
222 |
|
Per + A.D. |
198 |
|
Per + A.D. > 66 |
211 |
|
(D) OAP (N-C) |
|
|
Personal |
235 |
|
Per + A.D. |
338 |
|
OAP (N-C) > 80 |
|
|
Personal |
241 |
|
Per + A.D. |
354 |
|
(E) Children's Allowance/Child |
|
|
Benefit |
|
|
1st child |
350 |
|
2nd child |
227 |
|
3rd child |
133 |
|
6th and subsequent |
192 |
|
(F) Widow's Contributory Pension |
|
|
214 |
|
|
66-79 |
218 |
|
>80 |
233 |
|
Widow's Non-Contributory Pension |
|
|
227 |
|
|
66-79 |
232 |
|
> 80 |
249 |
|
(G) Child Dependant Allowances |
|
|
Unemployment benefit |
|
|
1st child |
169 |
|
2nd child |
188 |
|
3rd-5th child |
253 |
|
6th and subsequent |
203 |
|
Unemployment Assistance |
|
|
1st child |
202 |
|
2nd child |
230 |
|
3rd-5th child |
360 |
|
6th and subsequent |
|
|
OACP |
|
|
1st child |
191 |
|
2nd child |
209 |
|
3rd-5th child |
285 |
|
6th and subsequent |
233 |
|
OAP (Non-Con) |
|
|
1st child |
216 |
|
2nd child |
244 |
|
3rd-5th child |
380 |
|
6th and subsequent |
304 |
|
Widow's Contributory Pension > |
|
|
1st child |
223 |
|
2nd child |
245 |
|
3rd-5th child |
398 |
|
6th and subsequent |
343 |
|
Widow's Contributory Pension > 66 |
|
|
1st child |
229 |
|
2nd child |
246 |
|
3rd-5th child |
400 |
|
6th and subsequent |
350 |
|
Widow's (Non-Con.) Pension > 66 |
|
|
1st child |
262 |
|
2nd child |
288 |
|
3rd-5th child |
576 |
|
6th and subsequent |
496 |
|
Widow's (Non-Con) Pension |
|
|
1st child |
268 |
|
2nd child |
294 |
|
3rd-5th child |
588 |
|
6th and subsequent |
504 |
Note:
Per: Personal Rate >: Less than
A.D.: Adult Dependant<: greater than