Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
318. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a jobseeker's payment under 26 years of age; and the number of persons receiving the payment in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. [25932/17]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement.
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit at the end of April in each of the years 2014 to 2017
|
Age |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
|
18 |
3,333 |
3,103 |
2,594 |
2,074 |
|
|
19 |
5,965 |
5,116 |
4,375 |
3,485 |
|
|
20 |
6,630 |
5,443 |
4,480 |
3,734 |
|
|
21 |
6,757 |
5,382 |
4,518 |
3,530 |
|
|
22 |
7,416 |
5,430 |
4,315 |
3,480 |
|
|
23 |
8,634 |
6,153 |
4,526 |
3,670 |
|
|
24 |
8,572 |
6,838 |
4,956 |
3,633 |
|
|
25 |
8,711 |
7,126 |
5,976 |
4,316 |
|
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
Totals |
56,018 |
44,591 |
35,740 |
27,922 |
|
Age |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
|
18 |
4 |
- |
3 |
3 |
|
|
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
20 |
86 |
76 |
51 |
51 |
|
|
21 |
211 |
192 |
177 |
158 |
|
|
22 |
525 |
393 |
306 |
260 |
|
|
23 |
719 |
680 |
559 |
422 |
|
|
24 |
938 |
820 |
641 |
631 |
|
|
25 |
1,010 |
817 |
737 |
701 |
|
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
Totals |
3,515 |
2,994 |
2,489 |
2,241 |
