Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
456. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications by young persons under 25 years for jobseeker's allowance in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45808/13]
View answer457. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications by young persons under 25 years for jobseeker's allowance where the benefits and privilege assessment took place as a result of the applicant living with their parents in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45809/13]
View answer458. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications by young persons under 25 year's for jobseeker's allowance which were successful in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45810/13]
View answer459. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications by young persons under 25 years for jobseeker's allowance which were successful where the benefits and privilege assessment took place as result of the applicant living with their parents in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45811/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 456 to 459, inclusive, together.
Where a person who is under 25 years of age is living with a parent or step-parent in the family home, an assessment is made of the yearly value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by that person by virtue of residing with a parent or step parent. The value of the benefit and privilege assessed is based on the level of the parents' (and their partners) income.
The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department. However, I am informed that in 2012, a total of 73,665 applications for jobseeker’s allowance were received from persons under the age of 25. Of this total, 52,808 were awarded and 1,579 were disallowed on the grounds that the applicant’s means were deemed to be in excess of the prescribed limits. A further 478 applications were disallowed on the grounds that the applicants failed to disclose their means to my Department.
