Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
577. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out by social protection office by county in supplementary welfare payments from 1 December 2020 to 5 January 2021, in tabular form; and the general category reasoned for payment. [1136/21]
View answerThe following tables relate to all Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment categories. As the data is provided on a weekly basis the 5 week period is taken from 28/11/2010-02/01/2021 rather than the specific period requested.
The breakdown by county is based on the county of the recipients - dis-aggregation of office locations by distinct counties is not possible - and is set out in the following table.
|
COUNTY |
Amount paid between 1 December 2020 and 5 January 2021 |
|
CARLOW |
€374,151 |
|
CAVAN |
€236,300 |
|
CLARE |
€278,805 |
|
CORK |
€3,149,944 |
|
DONEGAL |
€376,354 |
|
DUBLIN |
€37,180,031 |
|
GALWAY |
€1,020,571 |
|
KERRY |
€802,753 |
|
KILDARE |
€3,254,317 |
|
KILKENNY |
€518,709 |
|
LAOIS |
€386,915 |
|
LEITRIM |
€111,513 |
|
LIMERICK |
€935,519 |
|
LONGFORD |
€147,977 |
|
LOUTH |
€750,555 |
|
MAYO |
€419,058 |
|
MEATH |
€1,255,343 |
|
MONAGHAN |
€280,245 |
|
OFFALY |
€366,670 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
€314,825 |
|
SLIGO |
€305,286 |
|
TIPPERARY |
€777,570 |
|
WATERFORD |
€574,479 |
|
WESTMEATH |
€561,522 |
|
WEXFORD |
€665,637 |
|
WICKLOW |
€3,396,495 |
|
OUTSIDE STATE |
€531 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
€18,188 |
|
TOTAL |
€58,460,262 |
The breakdown by general category is given by the following table.
|
Description |
Payments between 1 December 2020 and 5 January 2021 |
Percent |
|
Asylum Seeker |
21,852 |
9.1% |
|
Basic SWA - all others |
2,356 |
1.0% |
|
Carer's Allowance |
1,396 |
0.6% |
|
Diet Supplement |
10,506 |
4.4% |
|
Disability Payment |
24,888 |
10.4% |
|
Exceptional Needs |
154 |
0.1% |
|
Ex-Institution Payment |
1,827 |
0.8% |
|
Family Income Supplement |
123 |
0.1% |
|
Fuel Supplement |
540 |
0.2% |
|
Graduated Disability Benefit |
4,784 |
2.0% |
|
Heat Supplement |
6,624 |
2.8% |
|
Illness Payment |
25,454 |
10.6% |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
263 |
0.1% |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
4,347 |
1.8% |
|
Mortgage Supplement |
3,228 |
1.3% |
|
No Fixed Abode |
4,186 |
1.7% |
|
One Parent Family |
1,507 |
0.6% |
|
Other Payments |
6,011 |
2.5% |
|
Payment to Carer |
269 |
0.1% |
|
Pension Payment |
999 |
0.4% |
|
Rent Supplement |
116,466 |
48.6% |
|
Travel Supplement |
1,493 |
0.6% |
|
Unemployment Appeal |
276 |
0.1% |
|
TOTAL |
239,549 |
100.0% |
