Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014
573. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of working age on income supports and the total number of recipients of working age on employment supports, resident in the town of Loughrea, County Galway, for January of each year from 2012 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14217/14]
View answerInformation relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report persons in receipt of social welfare payments living in a particular town at present. The following is a tabular statement detailing the number of recipients of working age on income supports and the number of recipients of working age on employment supports registered in the Loughrea Social Welfare Local office for January of each year from 2012 to 2014.
Recipients of working age on income and employment supports in Loughrea Social Welfare Local Office
|
- |
Jan 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
|
Back to Education |
129 |
127 |
137 |
|
Farm Assist |
109 |
103 |
110 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
1,380 |
1,445 |
1,557 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits |
161 |
177 |
201 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
658 |
546 |
414 |
|
JobBridge |
18 |
24 |
40 |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
231 |
272 |
313 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
12 |
9 |
5 |
|
Part-time Job Incentive |
N/a |
N/a |
2 |
