Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2015
197. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently availing of each job activation programme; and the estimated expenditure on each for 2015. [20084/15]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of persons currently availing of each job activation programme under my remit and the estimated expenditure is detailed in the table.
Working Age Employment Support Recipients April 2015 and 2015 Expenditure Estimate
|
Scheme |
~Number of Recipients |
Expenditure €000 |
|
Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) |
24,394 |
373,300 |
|
Rural Social Scheme |
2,523 |
45,000 |
|
TUS-Community Work Placement Initiative |
7,705 |
112,700 |
|
Job Initiative |
1,012 |
21,200 |
|
Back to Work Allowance Scheme-Employee |
0 |
|
|
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme-Self Employed |
11,490 |
123,300 |
|
National Internship Scheme – JobBridge |
5,231 |
77,210 |
|
Back to Education Allowance |
23,268 |
146,600 |
|
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme |
381 |
1,900 |
|
Gateway |
2,080 |
22,375 |
|
Jobplus |
4,670 |
25,500 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
1,475 |
11,500 |
|
Other Employment Supports* |
N/a |
63,545 |
|
Community Services Programme |
N/a |
45,000 |
|
Back to work Family Dividend |
Scheme not commenced |
22,000 |
|
Totals |
84,229 |
1,091,130 |
~ The number of recipients may differ from the statistics on job activation programme participants published on the Central Statistic Office’s website due to differences in the calculations based on timing and method utilised
* Includes expenditure on Assistance towards training for BTW participants, Technical Employment Support Grant (funded from National Training Fund), Credit Union loan guarantee scheme, Activation and Family Support Programme (AFSP), special payments to long term unemployed and lone parents, Drugs Task Force, European and Other Initiatives, Local Employment Service, Jobs Clubs, Wage Subsidy Scheme, EmployAbility Service and Disability Activation and Employment Supports
