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Social Welfare Benefits.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 December 2009

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Questions (243)

Charles Flanagan

Question:

255 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of welfare payments broken down by nationality and citizenship; the number of persons who applied for and were refused payment under the various schemes based on the failure of the person to satisfy the habitual residence condition in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47249/09]

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The numbers of those who were found not to satisfy the habitual residence condition, broken down by scheme and for each of the last 3 years, is as follows:

2007

2008

2009

Jobseeker’s Allowance

4,007

3,891

7,260

One-parent Family

284

210

381

Child Benefit

577

1,102

1,860

Disability Allowance

196

278

629

Carers Allowance

65

87

210

It is not possible to give an annual breakdown for the following schemes but the total numbers disallowed are as follows:

Scheme

Year

Number

State Pension non-con pension

2007-2009

146

Widows non-con pension

2007-2009

11

Blind Pension

2007-2009

3

One-Parent Family (Widows)

2007-2009

9

The Habitual Residence Condition must be satisfied by those on means tested payments, contributory schemes are not affected.

The details of the nationality of claimants, where available, are set out by scheme in tabular format below:

Country

One-parent Family

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Jobseeker’s Benefit

Afghanistan

1

93

3

Albania

13

103

31

Algeria

12

279

28

Angola

45

219

17

Argentina

3

11

19

Armenia

2

21

1

Australia

26

56

87

Austria

13

38

46

Azerbaijan

1

10

0

Bahamas

0

1

0

Bahrain

0

0

1

Bangladesh

4

60

145

Barbados

0

0

2

Belarus

22

57

75

Belgium & Luxembourg

21

53

35

Benin

2

9

0

Bermuda

0

1

0

Bhutan

1

2

0

Bolivia

0

2

0

Bosnia

24

60

17

Botswana

0

0

1

Brazil

34

69

190

British Indian Ocean

0

1

3

Bulgaria

32

75

96

Burkina Faso Upper

0

4

0

Burundi

5

17

2

Cameroon

79

154

10

Canada

38

46

68

Central African Rep

1

1

1

Chad

0

6

0

Chechnya

4

16

5

Chile

1

5

1

China

40

93

183

Colombia

2

9

10

Comoros

1

4

0

Congo

136

512

37

Costa Rica

0

1

1

Croatia

13

86

33

Cuba

7

21

5

Cyprus

6

4

3

Czech Republic

87

489

543

Denmark

4

20

23

Dominican Republic

0

1

1

Ecuador

0

2

0

Egypt

6

48

11

El Salvador

3

11

8

England

1,785

2,375

1,221

Equatorial Guinea

1

0

0

Estonia

116

188

299

Ethiopia

7

42

6

Finland

7

19

32

France

102

251

319

French Guyana

0

0

1

Gabon

1

1

0

Gambia

1

10

3

Georgia

21

89

7

Germany

178

442

386

Ghana

97

156

22

Greece

4

19

25

Grenada

2

0

0

Guatemala

1

0

3

Guinea

10

30

2

Guinea-Bissau

0

2

0

Guyana

0

2

0

Haiti

0

1

0

Honduras

0

1

1

Hong Kong

3

8

3

Hungary

50

264

464

Iceland

1

2

2

India

10

41

148

Indonesia

3

4

4

Iran

10

204

15

Iraq

12

238

20

Ireland

71,530

195,340

140,730

Israel

3

17

4

Italy

46

216

245

Ivory Coast

19

55

7

Jamaica

5

16

3

Japan

7

5

17

Jordan

2

11

2

Kazakhstan

11

35

6

Kenya

64

45

17

Kosovo

10

119

34

Kuwait

4

24

1

Kyrgyzstan

3

11

1

Latvia

606

1,289

1,656

Lebanon

3

19

9

Lesotho

3

1

1

Liberia

6

20

4

Libya

15

86

10

Lithuania

894

2,513

3,158

Luxembourg

0

3

2

Macao

0

7

1

Macedonia

0

5

0

Madagascar

0

1

1

Malawi

2

4

2

Malaysia

8

14

83

Maldives

3

5

2

Mali

0

1

0

Malta

7

14

43

Mauritania

1

3

1

Mauritius

4

10

14

Mayotte

0

1

0

Mexico

5

6

8

Moldova

65

193

125

Mongolia

9

6

10

Morocco

12

32

28

Mozambique

3

1

1

Namibia

0

0

1

Nepal

0

8

3

Netherlands

49

201

122

Netherlands Antilles

1

1

2

New Zealand

11

27

64

Nicaragua

0

0

2

Niger

5

15

3

Nigeria

1,486

2,049

476

Northern Ireland

155

674

306

Norway

6

4

15

Other

3,428

2,651

7,435

Pakistan

23

159

117

Panama

1

0

0

Peru

3

4

9

Philippines

49

45

346

Poland

1,369

7,084

11,100

Portugal

50

160

128

Republic Of Korea

0

6

3

Romania

355

856

433

Russia

140

249

188

Rwanda

24

36

8

Saudi Arabia

0

2

0

Scotland

219

409

166

Senegal

0

1

0

Serbia

2

13

4

Sierra Leone

31

64

17

Singapore

2

2

2

Slovakia

101

712

1,091

Slovenia

1

6

12

Somalia

100

347

19

South Africa

169

148

254

Spain

46

194

291

Sri Lanka

4

17

12

St. Lucia

1

0

0

Sudan

14

296

4

Suirinam

1

2

0

Swaziland

4

1

1

Sweden

21

33

57

Switzerland

10

10

18

Syria

2

22

5

Tajikistan

1

1

0

Tanzania

9

3

3

Thailand

15

21

51

Togo

21

60

11

Trinidad & Tobago

1

1

2

Tunisia

3

12

15

Turkey

4

58

82

Turks & Caicos Islan

0

0

1

Uganda

21

30

4

Ukraine

85

249

266

United Arab Emirates

0

1

1

United Kingdom

2,571

8,029

4,323

Uruguay

0

0

1

USA

150

293

254

Uzbekistan

12

26

5

Vanuatu

0

1

0

Venezuela

1

7

8

Vietnam

36

84

9

Virgin Islands (Us)

0

1

0

Wales

50

74

34

Yemen

0

3

0

Yugoslavia

6

25

18

Zaire

18

35

8

Zambia

21

34

19

Zimbabwe

86

90

61

Country

Invalidity Pension 2009

Northern Ireland

107

Isle of Man

1

United States of America

54

France

11

Netherlands

3

Belgium

1

Italy

5

Denmark

24

Greece

3

Luxembourg

2

Spain

64

Portugal

1

Switzerland

1

Austria

3

Canada

35

Australia

350

New Zealand

1

Sweden

9

Norway

5

Finland

4

Bulgaria

1

Poland

11

Cyprus

2

Turkey

2

Germany

72

Romania

1

England

98

Scotland

8

Wales

4

Canary Islands

1

Philippines

1

Thailand

3

Czech Republic

4

Lithuania

4

Latvia

1

Monaco

1

Family Income Supplement

Country Name

Grand Total

Albania

5

Algeria

16

Angola

13

Argentina

2

Australia

10

Austria

10

Bahrain

2

Bangladesh

207

Belarus

11

Belgium

8

Bosnia

7

Brazil

166

Bulgaria

27

Burma

2

Cameroon

13

Canada

6

Chad

1

Chechnya

1

China

44

Congo

27

Croatia

13

Czech Republic

48

Democratic Republic Of Congo

5

Denmark

6

Dominican Republic

1

Egypt

58

England

305

Estonia

47

Ethiopia

1

Finland

5

France

47

Georgia

2

Germany

65

Ghana

20

Greece

2

Hungary

128

Iceland

1

India

51

Indonesia

2

Iran

1

Iraq

2

Ireland

16,480

Israel

3

Italy

29

Ivory Coast

4

Jamaica

2

Japan

4

Kazakhstan

1

Kenya

10

Kosovo

5

Kyrgyzstan

1

Latvia

445

Lebanon

2

Liberia

2

Libya

7

Lithuania

728

Luxembourg

1

Macedonia

1

Malaysia

30

Maldives

1

Malta

7

Mauritus

6

Mexico

1

Moldova

38

Mongolia

2

Morocco

14

Nepal

15

Netherlands

31

New Zealand

4

Niger

2

Nigeria

466

Northern Ireland

34

Other

1,757

Pakistan

142

Paraguay

1

Peru

4

Philippines

94

Poland

3,023

Portugal

38

Republic of Korea

1

Romania

71

Russia

38

Rwanda

2

Scotland

46

Senegal

1

Sierra Leone

6

Slovakia

128

Slovenia

1

Somalia

14

South Africa

39

Spain

14

Sri Lanka

15

Sudan

2

Sweden

5

Switzerland

5

Syria

10

Taiwan

1

Tanzania

1

Thailand

9

Togo

8

Tonga

1

Tunisia

3

Turkey

13

Uganda

1

Ukraine

68

United Kingdom

832

USA

34

Uzbekistan

1

Vietnam

5

Wales

7

Yugoslavia

4

Zambia

2

Zimbabwe

12

Cuba

1

Guatemala

1

Macao

1

Ecuador

1

Illness Benefit and Injury Benefit by Nationality at w/e 04/12/2009

Country

Illness Benefit

Injury Benefit

France

49

2

Belgium

9

0

Netherlands

34

2

Germany

74

3

Italy

40

0

United Kingdom

1,573

23

Ireland

73,843

864

Denmark

5

0

Greece

1

0

Portugal

42

3

Spain

46

0

Luxembourg

1

0

Northern Ireland

73

0

Bosnia

5

0

Palestine

1

0

England

327

5

Scotland

77

0

Wales

14

0

Norway

3

0

Sweden

9

1

Finland

9

0

Switzerland

3

0

Austria

5

0

Malta

4

0

Yugoslavia

2

0

Turkey

4

0

Poland

881

97

Hungary

47

4

Romania

41

1

Bulgaria

15

0

Albania

2

0

Kosovo

3

0

Belarus

3

0

Croatia

3

0

Serbia

1

0

Czech Republic

47

3

Morocco

7

0

Algeria

5

0

Tunisia

2

0

Libya

2

0

Egypt

10

0

El Salvador

1

0

Estonia

25

1

Niger

1

0

Guinea

1

0

Sierra Leone

1

1

Ivory Coast

2

0

Nigeria

75

2

Cameroon

3

1

Congo

3

0

Zaire

1

0

Somalia

1

0

Uganda

1

0

Tanzania

1

0

Mozambique

1

0

Mauritus

0

2

Zambia

2

0

Zimbabwe

5

1

Malawi

1

0

Namibia

1

0

Kazakhstan

3

0

USA

59

3

Canada

13

1

Mexico

1

0

Guatemala

1

0

Latvia

123

6

Lithuania

222

14

Jamaica

2

0

Venezuela

1

0

Moldova

8

0

Brazil

23

0

Argentina

1

0

New Zealand

6

0

Lebanon

1

0

Syria

1

0

Iraq

1

0

Iran

0

1

Jordan

3

0

Kuwait

1

0

Russia

21

0

Pakistan

34

1

India

46

3

Bangladesh

7

0

Maldives

1

0

Sri Lanka

1

0

Thailand

4

0

Malaysia

3

0

Slovakia

66

7

Philippines

79

4

South Africa

34

2

Mongolia

2

0

China

16

5

Japan

1

0

Macao

1

0

Australia

14

0

Nauru

1

0

Ukraine

23

3

Child Benefit Week Ended 13 Dec 09

Customer Stats

Afghanistan

34

Albania

181

Algeria

203

Angola

207

Argentina

61

Armenia

16

Australia

367

Austria

142

Azerbaijan

12

Bahamas

2

Bahrain

7

Bangladesh

561

Barbados

1

Belarus

247

Belgium

148

Belize

4

Benin

13

Bermuda

1

Bhutan

2

Bolivia

9

Bosnia

168

Botswana

21

Brazil

601

British Indian Ocean Territory

4

Brunei

1

Bulgaria

300

Burkina Faso Upper Volta

2

Burundi

13

Cambodia/Kampucia

8

Cameroon

247

Canada

295

Cape Verde

2

Central African Rep

4

Chad

2

Channel Islands

4

Chechnya

22

Chile

21

China

1,300

Colombia

31

Comors

5

Congo

514

Cook Islands

1

Costa Rica

1

Croatia

158

Cuba

36

Cyprus

17

Czech Republic

626

Democratic Republic of Congo

61

Denmark

100

Dominican Republic

7

Ecuador

16

Egypt

202

El Salvador

19

England

5,198

Eritrea

19

Estonia

482

Ethiopia

46

Fiji

4

Finland

160

France

1,164

French Guyana

1

Gabon

1

Gambia

13

Georgia

101

Germany

1,364

Ghana

331

Greece

39

Grenada

2

Guatemala

4

Guinea

31

Guinea-Bissau

2

Guyana

1

Haiti

1

Honduras

5

Hong Kong

41

Hungary

677

Iceland

6

India

3,741

Indonesia

43

Iran

89

Iraq

210

Ireland

395,678

Isle of Man

4

Israel

53

Italy

561

Ivory Coast

59

Jamaica

43

Japan

168

Jordan

48

Kazakhstan

71

Kenya

181

Kosovo

98

Kuwait

14

Kyrgyzstan

18

Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

1

Latvia

3,356

Lebanon

29

Lesotho

6

Liberia

20

Libya

165

Liechtenstein

1

Lithuania

6,290

Luxembourg

23

Macao

12

Macedonia

6

Madagascar

2

Malawi

18

Malaysia

292

Maldives

24

Mali

1

Malta

125

Mauritania

7

Mauritus

142

Mexico

62

Moldova

657

Mongolia

150

Montserrat

11

Morocco

128

Mozambique

8

Myanmar

1

Namibia

4

Nepal

57

Netherlands

448

Netherlands Antilles

2

New Zealand

161

Nicaragua

4

Niger

23

Nigeria

6,200

Northern Ireland

921

Norway

48

Oman

2

Other

108,598

Pakistan

1,226

Palestine

17

Panama

5

Paraguay

5

Peru

45

Philippines

3,197

Poland

22,674

Portugal

359

Qatar

1

Republic of Korea

48

Romania

2,458

Russia

969

Rwanda

35

Saudi Arabia

6

Scotland

557

Senegal

4

Serbia And Montenegro

36

Seychelles & Dep

2

Sierra Leone

101

Singapore

24

Slovakia

1,200

Slovenia

14

Somalia

223

South Africa

1,078

Spain

772

Sri Lanka

93

St. Helena & Dependencies

1

St. Lucia

2

St. Vincent

2

Sudan

285

Suirinam

2

Swaziland

7

Sweden

240

Switzerland

75

Syria

34

Taiwan

18

Tajikistan

5

Tanzania

24

Thailand

403

Togo

72

Tonga

1

Trinidad & Tobago

14

Tunisia

27

Turkey

107

Turkmenistan

1

Uganda

49

Ukraine

918

United Arab Emirates

3

United Kingdom

15,805

United States Minor Outlying I

1

Unknown

17

Uruguay

5

USA

1,687

Uzbekistan

47

Venezuela

34

Vietnam

135

Wales

106

Yemen

5

Yugoslavia

80

Zambia

90

Zimbabwe

354

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