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
|