Seán Sherlock
Question:172. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out by county in supplementary welfare in January 2021 to date; and the general reason for each payment in tabular form. [4576/21]
View answerThursday, 28 January 2021
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The amount paid out by county in supplementary welfare in January 2021 to date is set out in the following table.
|
COUNTY |
Amount paid between 3rd and 24th of January 2021 |
|
CARLOW |
€249,215 |
|
CAVAN |
€158,997 |
|
CLARE |
€181,436 |
|
CORK |
€2,077,395 |
|
DONEGAL |
€248,425 |
|
DUBLIN |
€24,600,390 |
|
GALWAY |
€663,554 |
|
KERRY |
€527,705 |
|
KILDARE |
€2,113,881 |
|
KILKENNY |
€334,725 |
|
LAOIS |
€240,521 |
|
LEITRIM |
€71,990 |
|
LIMERICK |
€617,841 |
|
LONGFORD |
€95,156 |
|
LOUTH |
€504,354 |
|
MAYO |
€274,864 |
|
MEATH |
€851,902 |
|
MONAGHAN |
€179,476 |
|
OFFALY |
€238,876 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
€231,157 |
|
SLIGO |
€190,776 |
|
TIPPERARY |
€504,877 |
|
WATERFORD |
€381,574 |
|
WESTMEATH |
€362,482 |
|
WEXFORD |
€433,234 |
|
WICKLOW |
€2,264,228 |
|
TOTAL |
€38,599,031 |
The breakdown by general category is given by the table below. Note that the figures referenced in this table refers to the total number of payments issued in January to date for each general category.
|
Description |
Total payments issued in January 2021 to date |
Percent |
|
Asylum Seeker |
14,191 |
9.0% |
|
Basic SWA - all others |
1,499 |
1.0% |
|
Carer's Allowance |
6,940 |
4.4% |
|
Diet Supplement |
88 |
0.1% |
|
Disability Payment |
1,206 |
0.8% |
|
Exceptional Needs |
360 |
0.2% |
|
Ex-Institution Payment |
2,973 |
1.9% |
|
Family Income Supplement |
4,398 |
2.8% |
|
Fuel Supplement |
2,110 |
1.3% |
|
Graduated Disability Benefit |
2,692 |
1.7% |
|
Heat Supplement |
3,908 |
2.5% |
|
Illness Payment |
172 |
0.1% |
|
Jobeeker's Benefit |
885 |
0.6% |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
16,042 |
10.2% |
|
Mortgage Supplement |
47 |
0.0% |
|
No Fixed Abode |
16,617 |
10.6% |
|
One Parent Family |
139 |
0.1% |
|
Other Payments |
2,750 |
1.8% |
|
Payment to Carer |
670 |
0.4% |
|
Pension Payment |
948 |
0.6% |
|
Rent Supplement |
174 |
0.1% |
|
Travel Supplement |
77,293 |
49.2% |
|
Unemployment Appeal |
957 |
0.6% |
|
TOTAL |
157,059 |
100.0% |