Joe Walsh
Question:89 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the cost of social insurance increases in 1994 and 1995; and the projected cost of increasing social insurance for the full year 1996. [4620/96]
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
The cost of the social insurance rate increases in the 1994 and 1995 budgets and the projected full year cost of the 1996 budget rate increases in social insurance payments are as follows:
|
Year |
Cost |
|
£m |
|
|
1994 |
56.6 |
|
1995 |
39.0 |
|
1996 |
52.1 |
Joe Walsh
Question:90 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of people who are in receipt of the family income supplement, back to work allowance, educational opportunities scheme, preretirement allowance, adult dependant allowance, child dependant allowance; and the number of recipients for each social insurance and social assistance category. [4621/96]
The information requested is contained in the following table. The table shows the total number of people who availed of the students summer jobs scheme during the summer of 1995. The table also shows the total number of people who are availing of the vocational training opportunities scheme and the third level allowance scheme in the 1995-96 academic year.
All of the schemes in question are social assistance schemes.
|
Scheme |
Recipients |
Adult Dependants |
Child Dependants |
|
Family Income Supplement as at 31 December 1995 |
11,398 |
— |
32,712 |
|
Back to Work Allowance as at 23 February 1996 |
10,433 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance as at 31 January 1996 |
14,898 |
6,100 |
4,205 |
|
1995 Students Summer Jobs Scheme |
15,908 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme |
5,000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
Third Level Allowance Scheme |
2,000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. — not available.
Joe Walsh
Question:91 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the cost of social assistance increases in 1994 and 1995; and the projected cost for the full year 1996. [4622/96]
The cost of the social assistance rate increases in the 1994 and 1995 budgets and the projected full year cost of the 1996 budget rate increases in social assistance are as follows:
|
Year |
Cost |
|
£ million |
|
|
1994 |
56.1 |
|
1995 |
37.6 |
|
1996 |
56.9 |