Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
367. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide in tabular form the total funding allocated to each work activation programme in operation in each of the years over the period 2011 to 2016, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/16]
View answerThe CSO publish data each month on the number of participants on Live Register activation programmes. The following table outlines the expenditure outturn on the Department of Social Protection operated Live Register activation schemes over the period 2011 to 2015 inclusive, and the amount allocated for the scheme in 2016 in the Revised Estimates.
It should be noted that expenditure on the short-term enterprise allowance scheme operated by the Department is not available separately, as it is included within jobseeker’s benefit scheme’s expenditure. In this regard, it is not included in the table.
|
Scheme |
2011 Outturn €’000s |
2012 Outturn €’000s |
2013 Outturn €’000s |
2014 Outturn €’000s |
2015 Outturn €’000s |
2016 REV €’000s |
|
Back to work enterprise allowance |
114,582 |
127,203 |
119,505 |
118,781 |
129,037 |
130,900 |
|
Part-time job incentive |
1,032 |
1,369 |
1,978 |
2,280 |
2,722 |
2,390 |
|
Tús |
11,761 |
67,055 |
92,060 |
116,049 |
124,576 |
121,080 |
|
JobBridge |
7,913 |
54,739 |
67,688 |
76,029 |
63,489 |
51,980 |
|
Gateway |
-255 |
6,169 |
29,544 |
33,380 |
||
|
Community employment |
349,396 |
330,399 |
342,696 |
359,474 |
366,412 |
376,500 |
|
Back to education allowance |
201,519 |
199,567 |
186,879 |
161,776 |
143,965 |
121,080 |
Note: Gateway was introduced in late 2013. Tús and JobBridge were introduced in 2011.
