Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2018
531. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants in receipt of a social welfare payment by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8109/18]
View answerI regret that the county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.
However, I include for her information the total number of recipients benefiting from an increased payment for a qualified adult that were in payment at the end of January.
|
Number of Qualified Adult Allowances in payment at the end of January 2018 |
|
|
Scheme |
Qualified Adults |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
3,220 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
66,164 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
13 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
41,374 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
2,614 |
|
Farm Assist |
2,992 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
34 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
3,115 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
|
|
Rural Social Scheme |
1,142 |
|
TUS - Community Work Placement |
1,510 |
|
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance |
3,000 |
|
JobBridge National Internship Scheme |
5 |
|
Back To Education Allowance(3) |
1,376 |
|
Gateway |
10 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
222 |
|
Disability Allowance |
14,609 |
|
Illness Benefit |
4,057 |
|
Interim Illness Benefit |
53 |
|
Injury Benefit |
101 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
6,937 |
