Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010
803 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of incapacity and lone parent benefits for each year since 2000 to date in 2010; the percentage of the working population this represents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2013/10]
View answerThe information requested by the deputy is contained in the tabular statement.
|
Year |
Labour Force(1) |
Number in Employment(1) |
One-Parent Family Payment |
One-Parent Family Payment as % of Labour Force |
One Parent Family Payments as % of Employed |
Disability Payments(3) |
Disability Payments as % of Labour Force |
Disability Payments as % of Employed |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|||||
|
2000 |
1,763,700 |
1,684,100 |
74,119 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
113,891 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
|
2001 |
1,807,400 |
1,738,000 |
77,142 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
119,500 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
|
2002 |
1,850,800 |
1,768,500 |
79,195 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
126,542 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
|
2003 |
1,886,700 |
1,800,000 |
79,296 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
133,032 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
|
2004 |
1,940,000 |
1,852,200 |
80,103 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
141,002 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
|
2005 |
2,040,400 |
1,944,600 |
80,366 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
150,080 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
|
2006 |
2,132,800 |
2,034,900 |
83,081 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
148,297 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
|
2007 |
2,217,000 |
2,113,900 |
85,084 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
155,878 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
|
2008 |
2,239,600 |
2,112,800 |
87,840 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
162,671 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
|
2009 |
2,203,100 |
1,938,500 |
90,484 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
166,328(3) |
7.5 |
8.6 |
(1)Source: Central Statistics Office.
(2)Includes Invalidity Pension, Disablement Pension and Disability Allowance
(3)November 2009.
