Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015
193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who are on an age-related social welfare payments, with a breakdown by the number in each year of age. [4601/15]
View answerThe only Working Age scheme with a specified differential rate of payment for those under 25 is Jobseekers’ Allowance. A breakdown of the number of recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance under the age of 25 as at 31 December 2014 by age is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Number of Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance aged under 25 as at 1 December 2014.
|
Age |
Number of Recipients |
|
18 |
3,486 |
|
19 |
5,244 |
|
20 |
5,598 |
|
21 |
5,622 |
|
22 |
6,177 |
|
23 |
7,099 |
|
24 |
7,566 |
|
Total |
40,792 |
