Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons on social welfare and in families that receive social welfare on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47924/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is collated by the 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 am however informed that at the end of September 2013 there were 4,302 and 60,742 persons under the age of 26 in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance respectively. I also attach for the Deputy’s information a tabular statement detailing the number of children for whom an increase is paid to the recipient of a social welfare scheme or a payment is made under a scheme where a qualifying condition is that the recipient only qualifies for payment where there is a dependent child.
Number of Child Dependents at end of September, 2013
|
Type of Payment |
Full Rate Child Dependant |
Half Rate Child Dependant |
Other Children |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
425 |
109 |
0 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
1,252 |
1,167 |
0 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
113 |
76 |
0 |
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension |
10,543 |
0 |
0 |
|
Death Benefit (OIB Widows) |
103 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
125,572 |
42,751 |
0 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
132,118 |
0 |
0 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
16,237 |
0 |
0 |
|
Farm Assist |
6,674 |
1,888 |
0 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
94 |
26 |
0 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
8,111 |
8,288 |
0 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
658 |
0 |
0 |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
Back To Education Allowance |
5,557 |
2,175 |
0 |
|
Back To Work Allowance Employee |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance |
6,960 |
1,988 |
0 |
|
- Self Employed First Year |
3,638 |
1,014 |
0 |
|
- Self Employed Years 2 - 4 |
3,322 |
974 |
0 |
|
Community Employment Programme |
9,047 |
5,563 |
0 |
|
Tús - Community Work Placement Scheme |
2,882 |
1,436 |
0 |
|
Rural Social Scheme |
1,414 |
346 |
0 |
|
JobBridge |
1,042 |
520 |
0 |
|
Disability Allowance |
18,897 |
7,871 |
0 |
|
Blind Pension |
260 |
129 |
0 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
2,642 |
30,470 |
0 |
|
Illness Benefit |
8,524 |
11,584 |
0 |
|
Interim Illness Benefit |
63 |
34 |
0 |
|
Injury Benefit |
148 |
123 |
0 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
4,468 |
9,921 |
0 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
75 |
127 |
0 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
79 |
1,062 |
0 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
0 |
0 |
91,271 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
0 |
0 |
568 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
0 |
0 |
1,139 |
|
Child Benefit |
0 |
0 |
1,159,624 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
0 |
0 |
27,322 |
