Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 May 2022
191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Westmeath in receipt of carer’s allowance, carer’s respite care grant and carers benefit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [23714/22]
View answer194. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath, respectively in receipt of payments (details supplied) in 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [23749/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 194 together.
The information requested is contained in the tables below. With the exception of Fuel Allowance, all the number of distinct recipients by quarter are provided. For Fuel allowance, the number of distinct recipients by year are provided.
Table 1 shows the recipients of each scheme by quarter from Q1 2020 to Q1 2022 in Westmeath, and Table 2 shows the recipients of each scheme by quarter from Q1 2020 to Q1 2022 in Longford. Table 3 shows the number of recipients of Fuel Allowance in Westmeath and Longford, by year.
Table 1: Recipients of various schemes by quarter in Westmeath
|
Q1 2020 |
Q2 2020 |
Q3 2020 |
Q4 2020 |
Q1 2021 |
Q2 2021 |
Q3 2021 |
Q4 2021 |
Q1 2022 |
|
|
Carer's Allowance |
2,027 |
2,055 |
2,097 |
2,127 |
2,142 |
2,186 |
2,205 |
2,218 |
2,215 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
88 |
95 |
96 |
102 |
105 |
111 |
117 |
112 |
109 |
|
Disability Allowance |
3,290 |
3,313 |
3,360 |
3,382 |
3,417 |
3,439 |
3,464 |
3,469 |
3,483 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
1,165 |
1,118 |
1,068 |
1,053 |
1,015 |
986 |
996 |
992 |
999 |
|
Guardians Payment (Contributory) |
29 |
30 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
24 |
|
Guardians Payment (Non-Contributory) |
15 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
|
Illness Benefit |
1,952 |
2,130 |
1,728 |
2,125 |
2,157 |
1,976 |
2,400 |
3,445 |
6,699 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
1,336 |
1,341 |
1,350 |
1,352 |
1,361 |
1,361 |
1,351 |
1,337 |
1,330 |
|
Jobseekers Allowance |
3,640 |
3,365 |
3,712 |
3,681 |
3,365 |
3,386 |
3,448 |
3,226 |
3,163 |
|
Jobseekers Benefit |
1,350 |
1,165 |
1,239 |
1,083 |
998 |
954 |
1,125 |
1,081 |
1,479 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
801 |
794 |
795 |
812 |
817 |
811 |
825 |
832 |
859 |
|
Respite Care Grant Scheme |
40 |
2,587 |
61 |
48 |
18 |
2,729 |
76 |
43 |
31 |
|
State Pension Contributory |
7,330 |
7,406 |
7,499 |
7,596 |
7,671 |
7,764 |
7,862 |
7,964 |
8,061 |
|
State Pension Non Contributory |
1,730 |
1,736 |
1,729 |
1,732 |
1,731 |
1,726 |
1,725 |
1,728 |
1,725 |
|
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension |
2,368 |
2,359 |
2,362 |
2,372 |
2,370 |
2,390 |
2,381 |
2,384 |
2,387 |
|
Widows Non Contributory Pension |
29 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
Table 2: Recipients of various schemes by quarter in Longford
|
Q1 2020 |
Q2 2020 |
Q3 2020 |
Q4 2020 |
Q1 2021 |
Q2 2021 |
Q3 2021 |
Q4 2021 |
Q1 2022 |
|
|
Disability Allowance |
1,816 |
1,842 |
1,874 |
1,885 |
1,902 |
1,890 |
1,889 |
1,904 |
1,888 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
826 |
790 |
749 |
746 |
733 |
698 |
706 |
725 |
732 |
|
Guardians Payment (Contributory) |
13 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
Guardians Payment (Non-Contributory) |
9 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
Illness Benefit |
859 |
1,100 |
900 |
1,065 |
1,146 |
904 |
1,090 |
1,604 |
3,100 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
664 |
661 |
667 |
661 |
660 |
649 |
643 |
637 |
638 |
|
Jobseekers Allowance |
2,115 |
2,011 |
2,249 |
2,189 |
2,070 |
2,060 |
2,014 |
1,924 |
1,890 |
|
Jobseekers Benefit |
630 |
579 |
561 |
457 |
399 |
405 |
513 |
430 |
595 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
423 |
417 |
428 |
431 |
431 |
433 |
446 |
451 |
460 |
|
State Pension Contributory |
3,535 |
3,577 |
3,637 |
3,665 |
3,718 |
3,744 |
3,788 |
3,834 |
3,867 |
|
State Pension Non Contributory |
1,271 |
1,263 |
1,266 |
1,268 |
1,267 |
1,270 |
1,270 |
1,263 |
1,270 |
|
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension |
1,054 |
1,056 |
1,058 |
1,067 |
1,070 |
1,072 |
1,074 |
1,084 |
1,085 |
|
Widows Non Contributory Pension |
23 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
Table 3: Recipients of Fuel Allowance in Westmeath and Longford, by year
|
County |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Westmeath |
5,086 |
5,326 |
5,036 |
|
Longford |
3,037 |
3,222 |
3,079 |
