Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2015
94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of a reduced jobseeker's allowance social welfare payment in each year 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17660/15]
View answerAt the end of December in each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 there were 33,476, 38,174 and 32,691 while at the end of April there were 31,067 persons under 25 years of age in receipt of a reduced Jobseeker's Allowance social welfare payment.
These figures do not include persons under the age of 25 to whom penalty rates were applied to their rate of payment at these dates.
