Jim Daly
Question:373. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on full-time benefits who are not recorded on the live register at Bandon, County Cork for each of the past five years. [23029/13]
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The information requested by the Deputy is collated, at county level only, by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is laid before the Dáil when published and copies lodged in the Oireachtas library. Furthermore these reports are available to the public at www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Annual-Statistical-Information-Reports.aspx.
I set out below, for the Deputy’s convenience, a tabular statement detailing the number of persons living in County Cork at the 31st of December in each of the years 2008 to 2012 and in receipt of a Social Welfare payment by payment type, where available, that are not recorded on the live register.
Recipients of Social Welfare Payments in County Cork, 2008 to 2012 (Payments not recorded on the Live Register)
|
Payment |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
10,916 |
10,755 |
10,623 |
10,509 |
10,325 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
24,827 |
26,231 |
27,885 |
29,714 |
31,643 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
718 |
899 |
1,054 |
1,248 |
1,420 |
|
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension |
12,500 |
12,737 |
12,868 |
12,976 |
13,076 |
|
Death Benefit |
93 |
91 |
94 |
93 |
92 |
|
One Parent Family Payment(1) |
8,609 |
9,195 |
9,413 |
5,747 |
5,712 |
|
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension |
184 |
169 |
176 |
186 |
170 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
65 |
60 |
53 |
43 |
33 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
3,844 |
4,570 |
3,661 |
3,535 |
3,765 |
|
Farm Assist |
582 |
757 |
917 |
957 |
922 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
1,055 |
918 |
743 |
613 |
466 |
|
Other Supplements(2) |
2,584 |
2,317 |
2,112 |
1,839 |
1,588 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
857 |
830 |
791 |
771 |
741 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
2,757 |
2,704 |
2,798 |
2,761 |
2,695 |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
5 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
|
Back to Education |
877 |
1,276 |
1,938 |
2,166 |
2,219 |
|
Back to Work Allowance |
781 |
643 |
897 |
1,044 |
986 |
|
Short-Term Enterprise Allowance |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
167 |
117 |
80 |
|
Part-Time Job Incentive |
18 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
0 |
|
Community Employment Programme(3) |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
2,122 |
|
Tús -Community Work Placement Scheme(4) |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
531 |
|
Rural Social Scheme(5) |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
170 |
|
Disability Allowance |
11,696 |
12,230 |
12,389 |
12,625 |
12,456 |
|
Blind Pension |
120 |
122 |
122 |
129 |
126 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
4,994 |
5,545 |
5,840 |
5,944 |
5,995 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
3,430 |
3,488 |
3,560 |
|
Illness Benefit |
9,379 |
9,820 |
10,228 |
9,384 |
8,331 |
|
Interim Illness Benefit |
66 |
48 |
48 |
30 |
58 |
|
Injury Benefit |
91 |
87 |
100 |
83 |
95 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
7,251 |
7,061 |
6,797 |
6,632 |
6,601 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
1,902 |
1,909 |
1,948 |
1,983 |
2,011 |
|
Incapacity Supplement(6) |
111 |
114 |
114 |
112 |
111 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit(7) |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
101 |
|
Respite Care Grant(8) |
N/Avail |
762 |
668 |
586 |
514 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
245 |
210 |
200 |
197 |
208 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
2,856 |
2,709 |
2,959 |
3,016 |
3,372 |
|
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
N/Avail |
19,643 |
18,308 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
23 |
25 |
14 |
35 |
38 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
63 |
62 |
61 |
61 |
57 |
|
Child Benefit (Families) |
67,240 |
68,084 |
66,691 |
67,349 |
68,423 |
|
Child Benefit (Children) |
129,251 |
131,083 |
126,867 |
128,260 |
130,746 |
|
Rent Supplement |
8,538 |
10,603 |
10,988 |
10,732 |
9,878 |
|
Mortgage Interest Supplement |
826 |
1,471 |
1,737 |
1,710 |
1,235 |
|
Local Authority Mortgage Interest Supplement |
45 |
26 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
(1) The methodology used for the county breakdown of One Parent Family Payment recipients was revised from 2011 onwards.
(2) Includes Diet, Heating and Travel.
(3) Responsibility for the expenditure in relation to FÁS Employment and Community Schemes transferred to the Department in January 2011 and information prior to 2011 is not available.
(4) Tús commenced in early 2011.
(5) Rural Social Scheme transferred to the Department of Social Protection in September, 2010.
(6) Incapacity Supplement is paid as a supplement to Disablement Benefit
(7) Partial Capacity Benefit commenced February 2013.
(8) The number of recipients of Respite Care Grant reported are those who are not in receipt of any other Carer's payment (Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance). There are approximately a further 65,000 Respite Care Grant recipients who qualify for payment automatically under the terms of the relevant scheme.