I propose to take Questions Nos. 621, 647 to 649, inclusive, and 673 together.
Details of expenditure under on all subheads in respect of Vote 38 Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Social Insurance Fund from 2004 to 2008 are set out in Tables 1 and 2 respectively. Expenditure figures for 2008 are provisional pending completion of audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The monthly schedule of projected expenditure under each subhead for the Department of Social and Family Affairs Vote 38 and Social Insurance Fund is set out in Tables 3 and 4 respectively.
Tables 5 and 6 show actual expenditure up to end of April for Vote 38 and the Social Insurance Fund. Tables 4 and 6 also show projected and actual income for the Social Insurance Fund. Income and expenditure returns for May and June 2009 have not yet been finalised. Table 7 shows the number of recipients at the end of each year by scheme for the years 2004 to 2008.
The estimated full year spend on all schemes administered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs which were published on 23 April last were based on an estimate of the average likely numbers of recipients on each scheme during the year. The average number of recipients underpinning the estimates and the average number at end of June 2009 are shown in Table 8.
Table 1 — Details of expenditure in respect of Vote 38 Department of Social and Family Affairs from 2004-2008
|
Service
|
Outturn
|
|
€000
|
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Administration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries, Wages And Allowances
|
165,453
|
177,004
|
186,992
|
200,969
|
214,754
|
|
Travel And Subsistence
|
3,702
|
3,775
|
3,811
|
4,271
|
4,320
|
|
Incidental Expenses
|
6,115
|
5,049
|
6,646
|
7,871
|
8,143
|
|
Postal And Telecommunications Services
|
13,917
|
14,722
|
15,865
|
16,758
|
18,286
|
|
Office Machinery And Other Office Supplies
|
11,252
|
13,485
|
19,238
|
25,676
|
31,484
|
|
Office Premises Expenses
|
5,573
|
6,032
|
8,448
|
9,239
|
12,122
|
|
Consultancy Services
|
2,822
|
3,893
|
8,728
|
1,035
|
1,920
|
|
Payments For Agency Services
|
56,101
|
55,680
|
55,969
|
65,633
|
63,625
|
|
Information Society — Electronic Government — Reach
|
11,601
|
14,393
|
14,768
|
14,866
|
4,518
|
|
Information Society — Electronic Government — Modernisation Of The Civil Registration Service
|
480
|
56
|
2
|
294
|
266
|
|
E-Government Related Projects
|
—
|
—
|
1,085
|
521
|
2,671
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social Assistance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
599,988
|
631,299
|
727,782
|
920,167
|
972,765
|
|
Blind Pension
|
15,868
|
16,661
|
16,964
|
15,031
|
16,319
|
|
Child Benefit
|
1,765,117
|
1,899,936
|
2,056,295
|
2,232,974
|
2,453,957
|
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
613,817
|
667,483
|
768,560
|
875,092
|
1,158,851
|
|
Farm Assist Scheme
|
66,343
|
67,284
|
71,085
|
78,686
|
84,881
|
|
Employment Support Services
|
115,956
|
106,613
|
115,552
|
145,024
|
160,531
|
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
94,726
|
102,879
|
113,063
|
124,490
|
117,666
|
|
One-Parent Family Payment
|
694,835
|
751,102
|
834,262
|
962,425
|
1,067,158
|
Table 1 — Details of expenditure in respect of Vote 38 Department of Social and Family Affairs from 2004-2008 —continued
|
Service
|
Outturn
|
|
€000
|
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Widows’, Widowers’ And Orphans’ (Non-Contributory) Pensions
|
128,522
|
131,040
|
108,520
|
24,287
|
28,328
|
|
Social Assistance And Other Allowances
|
10,981
|
11,482
|
10,560
|
6,912
|
6,631
|
|
Family Income Supplement .
|
55,812
|
72,152
|
107,137
|
140,020
|
170,309
|
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
210,277
|
223,059
|
284,584
|
361,257
|
450,260
|
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowances
|
646,550
|
671,308
|
686,364
|
739,820
|
866,941
|
|
Disability Allowance
|
544,489
|
630,728
|
738,431
|
901,131
|
1,052,660
|
|
Free Schemes (Assistance)
|
192,559
|
201,337
|
237,838
|
285,750
|
324,110
|
|
Money Advice & Budgeting Service
|
11,397
|
13,593
|
13,575
|
14,578
|
16,217
|
|
Family Support Agency
|
19,610
|
22,869
|
26,506
|
35,339
|
35,981
|
|
Grant To The Combat Poverty Agency (Grant-In-Aid)
|
3,909
|
4,236
|
3,689
|
4,008
|
4,114
|
|
Eu Community Action Programme To Combat Social Exclusion 2002-2006
|
22
|
64
|
30
|
—
|
—
|
|
Eu Community Action Programme For Employment And Social Solidarity (Progress) 2007-2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
42
|
—
|
|
Grant To Comhairle
|
17,826
|
20,917
|
24,362
|
27,860
|
29,468
|
|
Miscellaneous Services
|
12,253
|
15,975
|
21,728
|
36,500
|
40,631
|
|
Dormant Accounts — Economic And Social Disadvantage
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Losses
|
78
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Gross Total
|
6,097,951
|
6,590,447
|
7,338,897
|
8,350,997
|
9,518,091
|
|
Deduct:—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appropriations-In-Aid
|
138,751
|
149,324
|
161,717
|
169,723
|
190,051
|
|
Net Total
|
5,959,200
|
6,441,123
|
7,177,180
|
8,181,274
|
9,328,040
|
Table 2 — Details of expenditure in respect of Social Insurance Fund from 20040-2008
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
|
Receipts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRSI Contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social Insurance
|
5,614,572
|
|
6,109,880
|
|
6,921,222
|
|
7,722,010
|
|
7,984,182
|
|
|
Health Contribution
|
817,936
|
|
984,606
|
|
1,021,550
|
|
1,107,461
|
|
1,156,567
|
|
|
Employment and Training Levy
|
5,321
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
National Training Fund Levy
|
272,057
|
6,709,886
|
328,784
|
7,423,270
|
366,252
|
8,309,024
|
405,427
|
9,234,898
|
413,303
|
9,554,052
|
|
Receipts from Investments
|
|
34,594
|
|
49,012
|
|
53,084
|
|
112,049
|
|
160,209
|
|
Other Receipts
|
|
454
|
|
126
|
|
105
|
|
88
|
|
19
|
|
|
6,744,934
|
|
7,472,408
|
|
8,362,213
|
|
9,347,035
|
|
9,714,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
1,050,348
|
|
1,152,849
|
|
1,580,896
|
|
2,754,749
|
|
3,117,855
|
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
983,706
|
|
1,060,052
|
|
857,627
|
|
79,070
|
|
92,089
|
|
|
Widow’s & Widower’s (Contributory) Pension
|
906,449
|
|
998,524
|
|
1,094,884
|
|
1,204,979
|
|
1,299,039
|
|
|
Deserted Wife’s Benefit
|
89,749
|
|
90,620
|
|
94,621
|
|
100,710
|
|
104,618
|
|
|
Maternity Benefit
|
121,571
|
|
132,412
|
|
180,801
|
|
257,896
|
|
315,878
|
|
|
Health and Safety Benefit
|
143
|
|
293
|
|
353
|
|
503
|
|
576
|
|
Table 2 — Details of expenditure in respect of Social Insurance Fund from 20040-2008— continued
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
|
Adoptive Benefit
|
609
|
|
709
|
|
818
|
|
1,333
|
|
1,644
|
|
|
Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
|
9,659
|
|
7,516
|
|
8,815
|
|
9,560
|
|
14,373
|
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
479,611
|
|
540,245
|
|
627,642
|
|
755,077
|
|
852,305
|
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
487,375
|
|
548,285
|
|
602,414
|
|
618,133
|
|
685,717
|
|
|
Carer’s Benefit
|
7,698
|
|
9,588
|
|
16,688
|
|
26,900
|
|
33,666
|
|
|
Occupational Injuries Benefit
|
82,657
|
|
88,078
|
|
95,988
|
|
104,349
|
|
112,011
|
|
|
Bereavement Grant
|
13,190
|
|
13,572
|
|
12,686
|
|
16,673
|
|
17,851
|
|
|
Widowed Parent Grant
|
3,068
|
|
3,304
|
|
2,942
|
|
3,862
|
|
5,543
|
|
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
455,586
|
|
418,085
|
|
455,073
|
|
544,931
|
|
928,844
|
|
|
Treatment Benefit
|
70,454
|
|
65,497
|
|
95,020
|
|
91,602
|
|
97,124
|
|
|
Free Schemes
|
171,713
|
|
182,052
|
|
206,590
|
|
249,774
|
|
260,562
|
|
|
Equal Treatment
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
Redundancy & Insolvency
|
147,643
|
|
150,348
|
|
170,012
|
|
188,178
|
|
189,052
|
|
|
5,081,230
|
|
5,462,029
|
|
6,103,870
|
|
7,008,279
|
|
8,128,747
|
|
|
Administration Expenses
|
191,313
|
5,272,543
|
202,580
|
5,664,609
|
221,684
|
6,325,554
|
242,711
|
7,250,990
|
257,850
|
8,386,597
|
|
Health Contribution
|
|
822,000
|
|
979,000
|
|
1,021,000
|
|
1,113,000
|
|
1,159,000
|
|
National Training Fund Levy
|
|
273,000
|
|
327,000
|
|
366,000
|
|
408,000
|
|
413,000
|
|
|
6,367,543
|
|
6,970,609
|
|
7,712,554
|
|
8,771,990
|
|
9,958,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess of Receipts over Payments
|
|
377,391
|
|
501,799
|
|
649,659
|
|
575,045
|
|
(244,317)
|
|
Balance Due from/(to) other bodies
|
|
(314)
|
|
(7,390)
|
|
(802)
|
|
8,112
|
|
2,130
|
|
Deficit/Surplus for the year
|
|
377,077
|
|
494,409
|
|
648,857
|
|
583,157
|
|
(242,187)
|
Table 3 — Monthly Schedule of Projected Expenditure for DSFA Vote 38 for 2009
|
Month
|
Jan-09
|
Feb-09
|
Mar-09
|
Apr-09
|
May-09
|
Jun-09
|
Jul-09
|
Aug-09
|
Sep-09
|
Oct-09
|
Nov-09
|
Dec-09
|
Total
|
|
A
|
ADMINISTRATION
|
24,259
|
31,514
|
28,043
|
35,710
|
36,803
|
29,103
|
27,132
|
35,100
|
29,586
|
37,034
|
37,449
|
35,941
|
387,674
|
|
B
|
State Pension (Non-Con)
|
87,597
|
80,064
|
74,154
|
76,384
|
91,465
|
75,547
|
90,418
|
75,702
|
75,362
|
90,237
|
74,746
|
90,039
|
981,715
|
|
C
|
Blind Pension
|
1,491
|
1,344
|
1,265
|
1,299
|
1,565
|
1,296
|
1,576
|
1,317
|
1,324
|
1,601
|
1,323
|
1,147
|
16,548
|
|
D
|
Child Benefit
|
201,450
|
203,570
|
212,110
|
211,240
|
211,770
|
210,580
|
206,780
|
202,420
|
205,570
|
212,820
|
205,460
|
216,370
|
2,500,140
|
|
E
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
121,467
|
132,789
|
141,830
|
150,995
|
161,404
|
180,978
|
198,686
|
209,883
|
207,229
|
215,067
|
226,637
|
243,267
|
2,190,230
|
|
F
|
Farm Assist Scheme
|
6,522
|
6,128
|
6,179
|
7,099
|
6,516
|
6,191
|
7,578
|
6,133
|
6,274
|
7,561
|
6,201
|
15,290
|
87,672
|
|
G
|
Employment Support Services
|
16,580
|
15,756
|
16,954
|
17,724
|
17,104
|
10,580
|
9,807
|
7,992
|
12,060
|
19,416
|
17,970
|
18,451
|
180,394
|
|
H
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
10,003
|
9,565
|
9,729
|
10,694
|
8,783
|
8,788
|
9,782
|
7,787
|
7,870
|
8,679
|
7,007
|
7,070
|
105,757
|
|
I
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
85,015
|
83,670
|
84,574
|
102,617
|
86,994
|
82,946
|
103,098
|
84,059
|
84,487
|
107,463
|
87,854
|
108,564
|
1,101,341
|
|
J
|
Widows’, Widowers’ & Guardians (Non-Con)
|
2,326
|
2,013
|
1,978
|
1,934
|
2,287
|
1,891
|
2,201
|
1,861
|
1,842
|
2,166
|
1,786
|
2,205
|
24,490
|
|
K
|
Social Assistance Allowances
|
570
|
544
|
526
|
598
|
512
|
481
|
560
|
449
|
442
|
520
|
416
|
512
|
6,130
|
|
L
|
Family Income Supplement
|
13,228
|
13,650
|
14,217
|
17,358
|
15,576
|
16,499
|
20,694
|
17,145
|
18,024
|
21,912
|
18,697
|
24,630
|
211,630
|
|
M
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
32,154
|
32,894
|
33,308
|
39,968
|
37,678
|
36,539
|
46,133
|
39,112
|
40,076
|
49,571
|
42,058
|
53,770
|
483,261
|
|
N
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowances
|
69,153
|
72,030
|
75,850
|
79,680
|
79,369
|
101,234
|
118,023
|
102,811
|
98,881
|
97,093
|
99,092
|
121,346
|
1,114,562
|
|
O
|
Disability Allowance
|
76,882
|
82,330
|
79,335
|
98,381
|
84,162
|
83,491
|
103,840
|
85,884
|
103,939
|
91,238
|
89,957
|
111,521
|
1,090,960
|
|
P
|
Respite Care Grant
|
9,430
|
9,702
|
8,178
|
8,695
|
10,433
|
10,613
|
9,377
|
9,841
|
9,720
|
8,610
|
9,539
|
8,062
|
112,200
|
|
Q
|
Free Schemes (Assistance)
|
40,018
|
35,738
|
36,907
|
35,793
|
18,735
|
20,144
|
17,872
|
19,195
|
20,978
|
40,899
|
39,437
|
42,573
|
368,289
|
|
R
|
Money Advice and Budgeting Service
|
8,362
|
0
|
343
|
0
|
263
|
0
|
8,362
|
0
|
303
|
40
|
0
|
263
|
17,934
|
|
S
|
Grant to Family Support Agency
|
1,154
|
8,014
|
4,252
|
2,216
|
1,957
|
1,674
|
2,182
|
1,564
|
2,051
|
3,738
|
3,311
|
3,594
|
35,707
|
|
T.1
|
Grant to Combat Poverty Agency (Grant-in-Aid)
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
341
|
4,088
|
|
T.2
|
EU Programme — Employment & Social Solidarity
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
90
|
|
U
|
Grant to Citizens Information Board
|
6,495
|
1,060
|
1,111
|
3,536
|
977
|
962
|
4,991
|
1,293
|
1,230
|
2,879
|
2,350
|
1,227
|
28,112
|
|
V.
|
Dormant Accounts — Econ/Soc Disadvantage
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
250
|
0
|
0
|
250
|
0
|
0
|
500
|
1,000
|
|
W.
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
217
|
588
|
279
|
310
|
9,360
|
9,423
|
9,485
|
11,340
|
41,000
|
|
X
|
Miscellaneous Services
|
15,145
|
3,997
|
1,271
|
1,282
|
253
|
905
|
204
|
3,901
|
2,629
|
3,511
|
3,468
|
2,602
|
39,168
|
|
Total for Vote 38 subheads A to X
|
829,643
|
826,713
|
832,455
|
903,543
|
875,163
|
881,650
|
989,915
|
914,099
|
939,857
|
1,031,817
|
984,584
|
1,120,654
|
11,130,092
|
Table 4 – Monthly Schedule of Projected Income and Expenditure for Social Insurance Fund for 2009
|
Month
|
Jan-09
|
Feb-09
|
Mar-09
|
Apr-09
|
May-09
|
Jun-09
|
Jul-09
|
Aug-09
|
Sep-09
|
Oct-09
|
Nov-09
|
Dec-09
|
TOTAL
|
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
€’000s
|
|
INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from Contributions
|
608,560
|
757,410
|
606,440
|
648,170
|
602,660
|
610,550
|
624,060
|
572,510
|
562,530
|
607,560
|
738,330
|
561,220
|
7,500,000
|
|
Income from Investments
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,917
|
5,913
|
71,000
|
|
Rent
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
Receipts: Reciprocal Arrangements
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
49
|
|
TOTAL INCOME
|
614,477
|
763,327
|
612,357
|
654,097
|
608,577
|
616,467
|
629,977
|
578,427
|
568,447
|
613,486
|
744,247
|
567,182
|
7,571,068
|
|
EXPENDITURE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
63,409
|
67,964
|
72,012
|
75,420
|
74,871
|
71,619
|
83,071
|
70,070
|
77,777
|
78,552
|
73,827
|
80,460
|
889,052
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
52,507
|
53,622
|
53,471
|
64,792
|
55,728
|
53,021
|
65,780
|
53,876
|
54,355
|
65,441
|
53,226
|
65,699
|
691,518
|
|
Occupational Injuries Benefit
|
8,696
|
8,757
|
9,454
|
9,696
|
9,702
|
8,990
|
10,729
|
8,498
|
8,925
|
9,616
|
9,268
|
10,118
|
112,449
|
|
Maternity Benefit
|
22,453
|
23,104
|
29,100
|
23,806
|
30,207
|
24,790
|
32,162
|
26,561
|
27,350
|
28,007
|
35,165
|
52,355
|
355,060
|
|
Health & Safety Benefit
|
39
|
48
|
59
|
47
|
54
|
52
|
67
|
49
|
43
|
56
|
76
|
30
|
620
|
|
Adoptive Benefit
|
87
|
95
|
123
|
103
|
144
|
133
|
178
|
165
|
160
|
159
|
194
|
159
|
1,700
|
|
Treatment Benefit
|
4,326
|
6,336
|
7,942
|
4,896
|
6,472
|
7,642
|
6,512
|
5,768
|
23,405
|
6,288
|
6,088
|
6,705
|
92,380
|
|
State Pension (Con)
|
283,364
|
248,078
|
241,384
|
247,123
|
302,713
|
251,691
|
311,351
|
260,936
|
263,090
|
321,792
|
267,658
|
328,165
|
3,327,345
|
|
State Pension (Trans)
|
6,358
|
6,646
|
6,639
|
8,034
|
6,895
|
6,871
|
8,235
|
6,881
|
7,030
|
8,364
|
7,124
|
8,606
|
87,683
|
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
134,358
|
146,881
|
156,881
|
167,019
|
178,533
|
200,184
|
219,771
|
232,157
|
229,221
|
237,891
|
250,689
|
269,084
|
2,422,670
|
|
Widow’s, Widower’s and Guardians (Con)
|
121,898
|
104,992
|
104,583
|
104,128
|
124,768
|
102,751
|
124,691
|
104,370
|
104,141
|
125,982
|
103,991
|
126,193
|
1,352,488
|
|
Widowed Parent Grant
|
304
|
578
|
358
|
1,043
|
371
|
435
|
650
|
638
|
686
|
458
|
775
|
304
|
6,600
|
|
Deserted Wifes Benefit
|
8,622
|
8,257
|
8,033
|
9,338
|
8,095
|
7,682
|
9,270
|
7,526
|
7,442
|
8,940
|
7,230
|
8,741
|
99,176
|
|
Carer’s Benefit
|
2,486
|
2,681
|
2,692
|
3,475
|
2,867
|
3,094
|
4,143
|
3,395
|
3,345
|
4,183
|
3,619
|
4,871
|
40,851
|
|
Bereavement Grant
|
1,297
|
1,520
|
1,419
|
1,618
|
1,852
|
1,321
|
1,332
|
1,471
|
1,178
|
1,346
|
1,392
|
1,254
|
17,000
|
|
Free Schemes (Insurance)
|
31,210
|
27,508
|
30,856
|
28,327
|
17,896
|
20,459
|
18,676
|
18,954
|
19,302
|
32,890
|
30,742
|
33,913
|
310,733
|
|
Redundancy & Insolvency
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
19,500
|
234,000
|
|
Administration
|
17,047
|
16,967
|
36,076
|
16,967
|
16,967
|
36,076
|
16,967
|
16,967
|
36,076
|
17,693
|
16,967
|
36,135
|
280,905
|
|
Total for all SIF schemes & administration
|
777,961
|
743,534
|
780,582
|
785,332
|
857,635
|
816,311
|
933,086
|
837,782
|
883,026
|
967,158
|
887,531
|
1,052,292
|
10,322,230
|
Table 5 — Actual DSFA Vote 38 Expenditure in 2009 to date
|
DSFA Vote 38 subhead
|
Expenditure to End of April
|
|
A1 Salaries, Wages & Allowances
|
78,081,749
|
|
A2 Travel & Subsistence
|
1,009,570
|
|
A3 Incidental Expenses
|
2,120,576
|
|
A4 Postal & Telecommunications
|
4,889,192
|
|
A5 Office Machinery/Office Supplies
|
7,576,917
|
|
A6 Office Premises Expenses
|
2,355,977
|
|
A7 Consultancy Services
|
80,585
|
|
A8 Payment for Agency Services
|
20,925,766
|
|
A9 Value for Money & Policy Reviews
|
110,650
|
|
A10 e-Government Related Projects
|
1,081,453
|
|
ADMINISTRATION SUBTOTAL
|
118,232,435
|
|
B State Pension (Non-Con)
|
320,442,929
|
|
C Blind Pension
|
4,858,019
|
|
D Child Benefit
|
824,792,723
|
|
E Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
516,226,959
|
|
F Farm Assist Scheme
|
28,820,255
|
|
G Employment Support Services
|
58,679,179
|
|
H Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
34,136,577
|
|
I One-Parent Family Payment
|
354,688,412
|
|
J Widow(er)s & Guardians Payment
|
9,420,614
|
|
K Social Assistance & Other Allowances
|
1,955,485
|
|
L Family Income Supplement
|
54,329,704
|
|
M Carers Allowance
|
157,342,796
|
|
N Supplementary Welfare Allowances
|
317,408,424
|
|
O Disability Allowance
|
349,509,332
|
|
P Respite Care Grant
|
1,738,916
|
|
Q Free Schemes (Assistance)
|
152,990,862
|
|
R Money Advice & Budgeting Service
|
8,515,438
|
|
S Grant to Family Support Agency
|
13,817,990
|
|
T1 Grant to the Combat Poverty Agency
|
640,000
|
|
T2 EU Programme (PROGRESS) 2007-2013
|
0
|
|
U Grant to Comhairle
|
12,300,000
|
|
V Dormant Accounts — Econ & Soc Disadvantage
|
386,676
|
|
W Domicillary Care Allowance
|
0
|
|
X Miscellaneous Services
|
23,889,467
|
|
Total for DSFA Vote 38 admin &
Social Assistance services
|
3,365,123,192
|
Table 6 — Actual SIF Income and Expenditure in 2009 to date
|
Expenditure to End of April
|
|
INCOME
|
|
|
Income from Contributions
|
2,571,128,738
|
|
Income from Investments
|
50,293,913
|
|
Rent
|
9,523
|
|
Reciprocal Arrangements
|
0
|
|
TOTAL RECEIPTS
|
2,621,432,174
|
|
EXPENDITURE
|
|
|
Social Insurance scheme
|
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
296,947,201
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
217,672,508
|
|
Occupational Injuries Benefits
|
36,159,783
|
|
Maternity Benefit
|
107,157,531
|
|
Health & Safety Benefit
|
187,848
|
|
Adoptive Benefit
|
374,763
|
|
Treatment Benefits
|
27,329,132
|
|
State (Con) Pension
|
1,068,349,961
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
32,718,136
|
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
532,556,031
|
|
Widow(er)s & Guardians (Con) Payment
|
439,405,418
|
|
Widowed Parent Grant
|
1,338,970
|
|
Deserted Wife’s Benefit
|
32,005,188
|
|
Carer’s Benefit
|
10,183,437
|
|
Bereavement Grant
|
6,245,643
|
|
Free Schemes (Insurance)
|
107,838,308
|
|
Redundancy & Insolvency Payments
|
75,560,244
|
|
Administration Expenses
|
88,252,379
|
|
Total for all Social Insurance schemes & administration
|
3,080,282,481
|
Table 7 — Number of Recipients at year end by Scheme 2004-2008
|
Type of Payment
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
118,383
|
124,611
|
139,724
|
237,599
|
250,117
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
88,870
|
91,047
|
91,086
|
5,851
|
7,242
|
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
85,172
|
84,454
|
97,404
|
97,726
|
97,784
|
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
11,228
|
11,058
|
11,149
|
10,624
|
8,872
|
|
Total Older People
|
303,653
|
311,170
|
339,363
|
351,800
|
364,015
|
|
Widow/er’s (Contributory) Pension
|
105,338
|
109,017
|
110,146
|
111,460
|
112,237
|
|
Widow/er’s (Non-Contributory) Pension
|
15,284
|
14,729
|
2,168
|
2,138
|
2,042
|
|
Deserted Wife’s Benefit
|
10,769
|
10,180
|
9,760
|
9,395
|
9,056
|
|
Deserted Wife’s Allowance
|
1,456
|
1,382
|
766
|
693
|
617
|
|
Prisoner’s Wife’s Allowance
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
80,103
|
80,366
|
83,081
|
85,084
|
87,840
|
|
Total Widow/er’s and One Parent Families
|
212,952
|
215,676
|
205,923
|
208,772
|
211,793
|
|
Maternity Benefit
|
10,356
|
10,791
|
14,898
|
20,948
|
23,421
|
|
Health and Safety Benefit
|
21
|
26
|
37
|
39
|
69
|
|
Adoptive Benefit
|
26
|
32
|
59
|
55
|
68
|
|
Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
|
992
|
781
|
800
|
818
|
833
|
|
Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory)
|
579
|
444
|
441
|
442
|
437
|
|
Total Child Related Payments
|
11,974
|
12,074
|
16,235
|
22,302
|
24,828
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
58,726
|
61,845
|
65,774
|
70,404
|
73,609
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
55,864
|
58,352
|
51,954
|
53,956
|
53,725
|
|
Injury Benefit
|
915
|
908
|
924
|
900
|
846
|
|
Interim Illness Benefit
|
316
|
355
|
338
|
440
|
525
|
|
Disablement Pension
|
12,162
|
12,475
|
12,646
|
12,874
|
13,192
|
|
Death Benefit (OIB Widows)
|
652
|
647
|
646
|
647
|
651
|
|
Disability Allowance
|
72,976
|
79,253
|
83,697
|
89,048
|
95,754
|
|
Carer’s Benefit
|
679
|
867
|
1,647
|
2,080
|
2,249
|
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
23,030
|
24,970
|
27,474
|
33,067
|
43,569
|
|
Blind Pension
|
2,027
|
1,985
|
1,476
|
1,474
|
1,472
|
|
Total Illness, Disability and Caring
|
227,347
|
241,657
|
246,576
|
264,890
|
285,592
|
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
57,699
|
52,754
|
50,542
|
59,167
|
121,763
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
73,840
|
75,357
|
75,801
|
80,268
|
113,603
|
|
Total Jobseeker’s
|
131,539
|
128,111
|
126,343
|
139,435
|
235,366
|
|
Back to Work Allowance Employee
|
4,711
|
3,646
|
3,963
|
4,305
|
3,558
|
|
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
|
1,164
|
1,302
|
1,683
|
1,811
|
1,470
|
|
Self-Employed First Year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
|
5,691
|
3,995
|
2,690
|
3,017
|
3,134
|
|
Self Employed Years 2-4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to Education Allowance
|
5,247
|
5,156
|
5,679
|
5,980
|
7,886
|
|
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme
|
326
|
218
|
201
|
210
|
184
|
|
Family Income Supplement
|
14,727
|
17,448
|
21,800
|
22,823
|
27,798
|
|
Farm Assist
|
8,350
|
7,824
|
7,480
|
7,376
|
7,496
|
|
Total Employment Supports
|
29,278
|
39,589
|
43,496
|
45,522
|
51,526
|
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
29,748
|
28,066
|
25,331
|
27,379
|
35,546
|
|
Total Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
29,748
|
28,066
|
25,331
|
27,379
|
35,546
|
|
Rent Allowance
|
303
|
270
|
250
|
227
|
217
|
|
Total Miscellaneous Payments
|
303
|
270
|
250
|
227
|
217
|
|
Grand Total
|
946,794
|
976,613
|
1,003,517
|
1,060,327
|
1,208,883
|
Table 8 — Average Number of Recipients in 2009
|
Vote 38 — Social Assistance Scheme
|
Estimated average number of recipients
|
Average number of recipients at end June 2009
|
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
97,710
|
97,559
|
|
Blind Pension
|
1,470
|
1,465
|
|
Child Benefit
|
1,173,500
|
1,157,655
|
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
177,889
|
152,510
|
|
Farm Assist
|
7,450
|
7,894
|
|
Back to Work Allowance
|
9,000
|
7,428
|
|
Back to Education Allowance
|
9,080
|
8,322
|
|
Pre-Retirement Allocation
|
8,700
|
8,192
|
|
One-Parent Family Payment
|
87,900
|
87,501
|
|
Widow(er)s’ (Non Contributory)
|
1,970
|
2,004
|
|
Guardian’s (Non-Contributory)
|
420
|
430
|
|
Social Assistance / Deserted Wives Allowance
|
600
|
587
|
|
Family Income Supplement
|
31,000
|
24,591
|
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
42,562
|
46,567
|
|
SWA Basic Payments
|
45,000
|
42,307
|
|
Rent Supplement
|
84,000
|
89,710
|
|
Mortgage Interest Supplement
|
10,457
|
13,036
|
|
Extraordinary Needs Payments (once-off payments)
|
309,066
|
131,385
|
|
Back to School Clothing & Footwear Allowance
|
286,980
|
Scheme commences in June
|
|
Disability Allowance
|
97,700
|
97,901
|
|
Respite Care Grant
|
66,000
|
Scheme commences in June
|
|
Illness Benefit
|
76,200
|
75,617
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
55,100
|
53,469
|
|
Occupational Injuries Benefits
|
15,230
|
15,118
|
|
Maternity Benefit
|
24,200
|
23,111
|
|
Health and Safety Benefit
|
54
|
46
|
|
Adoptive Benefit
|
100
|
51
|
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
256,000
|
256,649
|
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
6,800
|
8,200
|
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
217,359
|
165,449
|
|
Widow(er)s’ Pension & Guardian’s Payment (Con)
|
113,000
|
112,733
|
|
Deserted Wife’s Benefit
|
8,780
|
8,889
|
|
Carer’s Benefit
|
2,800
|
2,356
|
