Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2013

Thursday, 14 February 2013

Questions (219)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

219. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or benefit in County Meath broken down by gender and age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7945/13]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The total number of persons in receipt of jobseekers allowance or jobseekers benefit in Local Offices in County Meath at the end of January 2013 was 9,121. The catchment area of these offices, particularly near the border of counties, may include addresses in neighbouring counties (e.g. Dublin), and as such those signing on at a Local Office in Meath may not be resident in the county. A detailed breakdown of this number by scheme, gender, age and Local Office is contained in the following tabular statement.

Number of Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance by Age, Gender and Local Office located in Meath, 31/01/2013

Office	Age Band	Jobseeker’s Allowance	Jobseeker’s Allowance
		Male	Female
Kells	Under 25	150	104
	25-29	134	77
	30-34	149	72
	35-39	119	50
	40-44	125	39
	45-49	92	33
	50-54	89	30
	55-59	83	13
	60-64	52	12
	65 and over	3	1
	Total	996	431	1,427
Navan	Under 25	399	249
	25-29	348	158
	30-34	369	150
	35-39	353	138
	40-44	294	107
	45-49	243	82
	50-54	194	70
	55-59	157	53
	60-64	108	36
	65 and over	11	3
	Total	2,476	1,046	3,522
Trim	Under 25	234	163
	25-29	219	108
	30-34	216	91
	35-39	197	67
	40-44	167	57
	45-49	142	44
	50-54	121	28
	55-59	93	29
	60-64	86	27
	65 and over	5	3
	Total	1,480	617	2,097

Number of Recipients of Jobseeker’s Benefit by Age, Gender and Local Office located in Meath, 31/01/2013

Office	Age Band	Jobseeker’s Benefit	Jobseeker’s Benefit
		Male	Female
Kells	Under 25	8	7
	25-29	34	18
	30-34	44	26
	35-39	28	16
	40-44	35	18
	45-49	26	22
	50-54	16	13
	55-59	19	12
	60-64	13	13
	65 and over	2	0
	Total	225	145	370
Navan	Under 25	36	27
	25-29	66	56
	30-34	95	88
	35-39	83	79
	40-44	72	69
	45-49	58	43
	50-54	45	32
	55-59	42	31
	60-64	21	18
	65 and over	3	4
	Total	521	447	968
Trim	Under 25	17	28
	25-29	57	45
	30-34	58	65
	35-39	62	46
	40-44	50	48
	45-49	43	36
	50-54	31	32
	55-59	34	32
	60-64	28	20
	65 and over	2	3
	Total	382	355	737