Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
796. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseekers' benefit or jobseekers' allowance who have been in receipt of either allowance continuously since 2019; the breakdown of these recipients by age; the number under each age category who are also in receipt of a disability payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27373/23]
View answerAs of the 4th June 2023, there were 29,494 people on the Live Register continuously in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit with a commencement date prior to 1st January 2020. Of these 6,121 are casual jobseekers, while 27 individuals are also in receipt of Disablement Benefit or Blind Pension.
These claims are inclusive of periods where pay may have been suspended for a recipient but their claim remained open. For example, casual jobseekers who subsequently received PUP payments while their jobseeker claim remained valid and open are included in the recipient figure.
The age breakdown of those with a claim commencement date prior to 1st January 2020, and those who are also in receipt of Disablement Benefit or Blind Pension are shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below.
Table 1: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019, by age
|
Age |
Recipients |
|
Under 25 |
798 |
|
25-29 |
2,144 |
|
30-34 |
3,365 |
|
35-39 |
3,717 |
|
40-44 |
3,941 |
|
45-49 |
3,843 |
|
50-54 |
4,023 |
|
55-59 |
3,720 |
|
60 + |
3,943 |
|
Total |
29,494 |
Table 2: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019 also in receipt of Disablement Benefit or Blind Pension, by age
|
Age |
Recipients |
|
Under 45 |
5 |
|
45-54 |
14 |
|
55 + |
8 |
|
Total |
27 |
