asked the Minister for Social Welfare the average weekly payment as of mid-September for each year from 1982 to 1987 inclusive in respect of disability benefit, unemployment assistance, pay-related benefit with disability benefit, pay-related benefit with unemployment benefit and the average number of recipients for each year.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Statistics.
48.
The information the Deputy requires is as follows:
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Average weekly payments as of Mid-September 1982-1987 |
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1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Disability Benefit |
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Flat Rate |
43.00 |
47.30 |
51.50 |
52.83 |
55.71 |
56.13 |
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Pay-Related |
26.74 |
22.06 |
21.31 |
22.08 |
22.53 |
16.84 |
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Unemployment Benefit |
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Flat Rate |
44.74 |
47.10 |
49.66 |
52.35 |
53.94 |
53.86 |
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Pay-Related |
21.10 |
16.45 |
16.75 |
17.08 |
17.41 |
14.77 |
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Unemployment Assistance |
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Live Register |
40.60 |
43.25 |
48.33 |
51.59 |
54.22 |
53.45 |
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Smallholders |
33.50 |
35.87 |
41.33 |
44.80 |
44.47 |
45.52 |
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Average number of recipients for each year 1982-1987 |
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1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
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Disability Benefit |
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Flat Rate |
69,152 |
69,195 |
72,399 |
76,998 |
80,214 |
78,065 |
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Pay-Related |
20,015 |
18,073 |
16,989 |
17,686 |
17,663 |
15,481 |
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Unemployment Benefit |
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Flat Rate |
76,770 |
92,309 |
88,490 |
88,211 |
85,801 |
85,527 |
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Pay-Related |
42,824 |
52,572 |
46,498 |
44,749 |
40,243 |
37,713 |
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Unemployment Assistance |
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Live Register |
67,136 |
85,144 |
105,899 |
118,496 |
124,955 |
136,024 |
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Smallholders |
20,451 |
19,787 |
17,650 |
16,511 |
15,570 |
15,623 |
* The 1987 average is for the period January to September.
Note: The unemployment figures above represent people actually paid as distinct from people registered as unemployed.