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Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Questions (653)

Claire Kerrane

Question:

653. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing each social welfare payment by €1 disaggregated by payment type from 27 September to 31 December 2022 and from 1 January to 31 December 2023. [38099/22]

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Written answers

The estimated cost of increasing core social protection payments by €1, disaggregated by payment type for the period 27 September to 31 December 2022 and from 1 January 2023 to December 2023 are shown in the table below:

Payment

Full year

14 weeks (27/09/22 - 31/12/22)

Social Insurance Schemes

€m

€m

State Pension (Contributory)

25.6

6.9

Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension

Under 66yrs

1.5

0.4

Over 66Yrs

4.7

1.3

Deserted Wife's Benefit

Under 66yrs

0.1

0.0

Over 66Yrs

0.1

0.0

Invalidity Pension

3.2

0.9

Partial Capacity Benefit

0.1

0.0

Guardian's Payment (Contributory)

0.1

0.0

Death Benefit Pension

0.0

0.0

Disablement Pension

0.2

0.1

Illness Benefit

2.6

0.7

Injury Benefit

0.0

0.0

Incapacity Supplement

0.0

0.0

Jobseeker's Benefit

2.2

0.6

Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed)

0.1

0.0

Carer's Benefit

0.2

0.1

Health and Safety Benefit

0.0

0.0

Maternity & Adoptive Benefit

1.1

0.3

Paternity & Parent's Benefit

0.3

0.1

Social Assistance Schemes

State Pension (Non Con)

5.0

1.4

Blind Person's Pension

0.1

0.0

Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension

0.1

0.0

Deserted Wife's Allowance

0.0

0.0

One-Parent Family Payment

2.1

0.6

Carer's Allowance

Under 66yrs

2.7

0.7

66yrs or Over

0.1

0.0

Half Rate Carer's Allowance

Under 66yrs

0.7

0.2

66yrs or Over

0.4

0.1

Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)

0.0

0.0

Jobseeker's Allowance Max Rate

7.6

2.1

JA age 18 to 24

0.7

0.2

Disability Allowance

8.8

2.4

Farm Assist

0.3

0.1

Employment Support Schemes (BTWA & BTEA)

0.8

0.2

Employment/Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.)

2.0

0.5

Work Placement Experience Programme

0.2

0.0

Supplementary Welfare Allowance

0.8

0.2

TOTAL

74.5

20.1

These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients

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