Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past two years and is likely to so do in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48990/21]
View answerAs of 3 October 2021, there were 120,411 individuals in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA).
Details of JA recipients by month over the past two years are shown in the tabular statement. Between October 2019 and September 2021, there were an average of 132,185 individuals per month in receipt of JA. The minimum number of recipients over this period was recorded on October 3rd 2021. The maximum number of recipients occurred in September 2020, with 139,638 people receiving a JA payment.
With regards to future projections the Live Register forecasts for 2022 are being reviewed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at present and will take account of Unemployment forecasts from the Department of Finance. These forecasts are still in the process of being finalised.
|
Dates |
JA recipients |
|
October 3rd 2021 |
120,411 |
|
September 2021 |
123,752 |
|
August 2021 |
126,668 |
|
July 2021 |
127,362 |
|
June 2021 |
130,236 |
|
May 2021 |
133,375 |
|
April 2021 |
134,651 |
|
March 2021 |
135,187 |
|
February 2021 |
135,087 |
|
January 2021 |
136,915 |
|
December 2020 |
135,301 |
|
November 2020 |
135,138 |
|
October 2020 |
137,834 |
|
September 2020 |
139,638 |
|
August 2020 |
138,052 |
|
July 2020 |
134,650 |
|
June 2020 |
130,801 |
|
May 2020 |
126,940 |
|
April 2020 |
127,669 |
|
March 2020 |
131,550 |
|
February 2020 |
131,872 |
|
January 2020 |
136,100 |
|
December 2019 |
131,293 |
|
November 2019 |
131,083 |
|
October 2019 |
133,050 |
