Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1288 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number in receipt of rental allowance who are Irish nationals, UK nationals, other EU or EEA and non-EEA nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30042/08]
View answer1289 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance who are Irish nationals, UK nationals, other EU or EEA and non-EEA nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30043/08]
View answerI 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.
|
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 |
|
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 |
1290 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number in receipt of one-parent family payment who are Irish nationals, UK nationals, other EU or EEA and non-EEA nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30044/08]
View answerI set out below a table showing the number of recipients of One-parent Family Payment broken down by nationality.
|
Country / EEA |
Recipients |
|
Ireland |
67,177 |
|
UK |
4,014 |
|
Other EEA States |
2,908 |
|
Non-EEA States |
3,276 |
|
Coded as ‘Other’ |
8,688 |
|
Total |
86,063 |
Note: Ireland and UK totals are not included within the Other EEA State totals.
