Social Welfare Benefits Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 September 2019

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Questions (155)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

155. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have made applications for means tested or non-means tested payments in each of the past three years to date; the number granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39013/19]

Written answers

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy, where available, is provided the following tabular statements.

2019 (January to end-August)

Scheme	Registered	Awarded	Disallowed	Pending
State Pension Non-Contributory	6,183	5,330	1,497	1,641
State Pension Contributory	27,548	14,297	9,486	6,509
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension	5,204	4,026	751	427
Jobseeker's Allowance	85,606	69,377	5,976	3,990
Jobseeker's Benefit	91,806	87,347	2,158	1,799
Supplementary Welfare Allowance	38,188	32,391	1,932	644
One Parent Family Payment	7,807	6,032	578	577
Maternity Benefit	29,898	30,531	1,036	212
Paternity Benefit	18,327	18,474	379	1,102
Disability Allowance	16,346	10,688	7,862	7,201
Carer's Allowance	13,478	11,022	5,794	4,695
Domiciliary Care Allowance	6,063	4,174	2,027	1,126
Illness Benefit	137,029	112,023	2,637	2,193
Occupational Injuries Benefit	10,803	4,336	1,323	2,130
Invalidity Pension	7,260	5,406	3,089	2,479
Carer's Benefit	3,297	2,252	813	918
Child Benefit	21,782	21,481	524	1,288
Working Family Payment	16,308	12,279	5,285	3,920
Household Benefits Package	47,296	35,965	10,892	1,497

2018

Scheme	Registered	Awarded	Disallowed	Pending
State Pension Non-Contributory	9,053	8,040	2,253	1,561
State Pension Contributory	42,084	28,364	10,304	4,252
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension	7,542	5,835	1,085	619
Jobseeker's Allowance	137,770	111,006	9,563	3,852
Jobseeker's Benefit	127,586	117,825	2,745	3,418
Supplementary Welfare Allowance	187,409	55,542	2,844	532
One Parent Family Payment	11,466	8,978	774	657
Maternity Benefit	44,372	41,429	1,335	1,787
Paternity Benefit	25,358	24,080	380	1,709
Disability Allowance	23,080	17,205	12,682	5,549
Carer's Allowance	20,208	17,242	9,291	4,566
Domiciliary Care Allowance	8,609	3,104	2,225	1,280
Illness Benefit	143,423	112,012	29,109	1,030
Occupational Injuries Benefit	9,344	6,823	1,590	450
Invalidity Pension	10,967	7,334	4,601	2,188
Carer's Benefit	4,101	2,774	1,026	846
Child Benefit	32,034	31,549	833	1,517
Working Family Payment	27,854	28,226	8,274	5,178
Household Benefits Package	69,703	53,626	16,604	1,755

2017

Scheme	Registered	Awarded	Disallowed	Pending
State Pension Non-Contributory	9,187	7,577	2,139	1,896
State Pension Contributory	39,883	27,673	10,002	3,059
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension	7,599	5,695	1,240	519
Jobseeker's Allowance	155,854	124,970	10,238	4,893
Jobseeker's Benefit	129,241	118,076	2,459	3,131
Supplementary Welfare Allowance	346,743	175,836	2,819	2,729
One Parent Family Payment	11,452	8,741	728	900
Maternity Benefit	44,227	45,621	1,570	185
Paternity Benefit	27,200	26,559	542	876
Disability Allowance	23,657	17,469	12,022	5,768
Carer's Allowance	23,800	17,290	8,599	5,284
Domiciliary Care Allowance	8,197	6,823	2,187	1,240
Illness Benefit	209,384	159,030	44,709	5,077
Occupational Injuries Benefit	13,193	10,739	2,019	311
Invalidity Pension	10,458	8,976	4,579	1,653
Carer's Benefit	3,590	2,605	620	615
Child Benefit	32,448	31,301	674	1,871
Working Family Payment	28,730	18,382	10,402	2,824
Household Benefits Package	75,593	56,020	18,030	1,357