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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (492, 493)

Kevin Humphreys

Question:

492. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected spend respectively on jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of the year to end of June; the projected amount for each for the full year 2013; if she will indicate the outturn to end of June 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34295/13]

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Kevin Humphreys

Question:

493. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the projected number of claimants for both jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance for the first six months of 2013 and the year as a whole; and what the outturn for each was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34296/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 and 493 together.

The following table details the information requested by the Deputy.

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YTD End June 2013

2013 REV Estimate

Expenditure

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Jobseeker’s Benefit

€m

1,528

312

€m

3098

564

Total

1,840

3,662

Average Live Register

Average number of recipients paid each week

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Jobseeker’s Benefit

425,000-

291,980

69,410

431,000-

288,400

81,450

Total

361,390

369,850

The 2013 REV Estimate as published provides the basis for the projected outturn for 2013 as a whole for both Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit.

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