The information (where available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Type of Payment | Recipients |
State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 95,132 |
State Pension (Contributory) | 419,453 |
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension | 122,329 |
Total Number of Recipients of Pensions | 636,914 |
Jobseeker's Allowance | 146,882 |
One Parent Family Payment | 39,570 |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 15,874 |
Direct Provision Allowance | 3,931 |
Farm Assist | 6,132 |
Jobseeker's Benefit | 32,374 |
Maternity Benefit | 19,507 |
Adoptive Benefit | 5 |
Health and Safety Benefit | 33 |
Paternity Benefit | 650 |
Total Number of Recipients of Working Age on Income Supports | 264,958 |
Community Employment Programme | 21,367 |
Job Initiative | 661 |
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | 5,038 |
Back To Education Allowance | 830 |
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | 215 |
Partial Capacity Benefit | 2,712 |
Total Number of Recipients of Working Age on Employment Supports | 30,823 |
Disability Allowance | 143,154 |
Carer's Allowance | 81,941 |
Illness Benefit | 48,487 |
Injury Benefit | 1,099 |
Invalidity Pension | 57,987 |
Disablement Benefit | 15,086 |
Carer's Benefit | 2,699 |
Total Number of Recipients on Disability/Carers-Related Payments | 350,453 |
Working Family Payment | 52,775 |
Total Child Related Payments | 52,775 |
Rent Allowance | 61 |
Total Miscellaneous Payments | 61 |
Grand Total | 1,335,984 |