I propose to take Questions Nos. 1288 and 1289 together.
Set out below are two tables showing the number of recipients of rent supplement and basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance broken down by nationality. Some 8,000 people receive both payments. These cases are included in both tables.
Recipients' nationality is not known in 4% of basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance cases or in 6% of rent supplement case.
Basic Weekly Supplementary Welfare Allowance Recipients by Nationality
Nationality
|
Recipients
|
Ireland
|
20,595
|
UK
|
1,741
|
EEA other than Ireland or UK
|
3,565
|
Non-EEA
|
6,951
|
Recorded as ‘Other’
|
1,505
|
Total
|
34,357
|
Rent Supplement Recipients by Nationality
Nationality
|
Recipients
|
Ireland
|
41,344
|
UK
|
4,465
|
EEA other than Ireland or UK
|
7,243
|
Non-EEA
|
9,465
|
Recorded as ‘Other’
|
4,165
|
Total
|
66,682
|