The total number of people on labour activation measures who are not included in the live register figures at the end of January was 85,028 which compares to a total of 70,768 when the Government came into office. A breakdown by scheme of the number of persons on activation measures in both January 2014 and February 2011 is detailed in the following tabular statement:
Scheme
|
Jan 2014
|
Feb 2011
|
Back to work allowance scheme – employee strand
|
9
|
715
|
Back to work enterprise allowance scheme - self employed strand
|
10,160
|
8,436
|
Short-term enterprise allowance
|
488
|
1,200
|
DSP part-time job incentive
|
296
|
161
|
Tús community work placement initiative
|
7,119
|
0
|
JobBridge
|
6,440
|
0
|
Community employment schemes (excluding supervisors)
|
22,512
|
21,867
|
FAS full time training for unemployed people
|
8,276
|
8,422
|
Back to education allowance (BTEA)
|
24,728
|
24,967
|
Vocational training opportunities scheme (VTOS)
|
|
Estimated at 5,000 annually
|
Note: Tús commenced in 2011, JobBridge started in July 2011.