The Department operates a wide range of working age employment support schemes. Details of the individual schemes, the provisional expenditure outcome for 2012 and the estimate for 2013 are outlined in the table that follows this reply. The Estimate for 2013 provides for an increase of €102 million or close to 11% in the overall allocation for these schemes. The 2014 allocation will be considered later this year in the context of the 2014 Budget.
Expenditure Breakdown
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2012 Provisional Outturn (€'000)
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2013 REV (€'000)
|
Change from 2012 Outturn (%)
|
WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Community Employment Programme
|
330,399
|
351,550
|
6.4%
|
Rural Social Scheme
|
45,242
|
45,000
|
-0.5%
|
Tús - Community Work Placement
|
67,055
|
96,200
|
43.5%
|
Job Initiative
|
25,794
|
25,100
|
-2.7%
|
Community Services Programme
|
45,391
|
46,060
|
1.5%
|
Back to Work Allowance
|
127,156
|
126,400
|
-0.6%
|
National Internship Scheme - JobBridge
|
54,739
|
81,760
|
49.4%
|
Back to Education Allowance
|
199,565
|
189,300
|
-5.1%
|
Other Employment Supports
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Assistance towards training for BTW participants
|
3,459
|
4,500
|
30.1%
|
Technical Employment Support Grant (funded from National Training Fund)
|
4,348
|
6,000
|
38.0%
|
Credit Union loan guarantee scheme
|
0
|
20
|
|
Part Time Job Incentive
|
1,370
|
1,300
|
-5.1%
|
Centres of Support for the Unemployed Special Projects
|
0
|
200
|
|
Activation and Family Support Programme (AFSP)
|
2,543
|
3,400
|
33.7%
|
Special payments to long term unemployed and lone parents
|
27
|
120
|
344.4%
|
Jobstart
|
0
|
15,740
|
|
JobsPlus
|
0
|
2,070
|
|
Special initiatives for Travellers programme
|
187
|
750
|
301.1%
|
Drugs Task Force
|
1,861
|
2,000
|
7.5%
|
EURES Job Mobility Funded Training Initiatives
|
100
|
400
|
300.0%
|
Local Employment Service
|
17,854
|
19,100
|
7.0%
|
Local Employment Service Jobs Clubs
|
5,719
|
6,000
|
4.9%
|
Wage Subsidy Scheme
|
10,566
|
10,850
|
2.7%
|
Supported Employment programme
|
8,104
|
8,840
|
9.1%
|
Disability Activation and Employment Supports
|
383
|
5,190
|
1255.1%
|
Employment Support Unit (ESU) policy initiatives
|
13
|
0
|
-100.0%
|
Total Other Employment supports
|
56,534
|
86,480
|
53.0%
|
Partial Capacity Benefit
|
2,107
|
8,500
|
303.4%
|
TOTAL WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS
|
953,983
|
1,056,350
|
10.7%
|