Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
513. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1, €5 and €10 increase, respectively, in first and full-year terms, in each social insurance payment, with proportionate increase for qualified payments, disaggregated by payment type. [35497/23]
View answerThe estimated full year cost of a €1, €5 and €10 increase in social insurance payments are as follows:
|
Scheme |
Full year cost of a €1 increase
|
Full year cost of a €5 increase
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Full year cost of a €10 increase
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|
Social Insurance Schemes |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Pension Payments |
|
|
|
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
27.1 |
134.7 |
269.2 |
|
Widow/er's Contributory Pension (Aged 66 and over) |
4.8 |
23.8 |
47.6 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit (Aged 66 and over) |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
|
Working Age Payments |
|
|
|
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension (Aged under 66) |
1.5 |
7.3 |
14.6 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit (Aged under 66) |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
3.1 |
15.7 |
31.3 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
|
Death Benefit Pension |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Disablement Pension |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
|
Illness Benefit |
2.8 |
13.8 |
27.7 |
|
Injury Benefit |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
1.9 |
9.6 |
19.3 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit Self Employed |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
|
Maternity & Adoptive Benefit |
1.0 |
5.1 |
10.1 |
|
Paternity Benefit & Parent’s Benefit |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
|
Total Social Insurance Schemes |
43.6 |
216.9 |
433.4 |
The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. Any different first year cost would depend on when, during the year, the increase is introduced. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2024.
It should also be noted that these costings include proportionate increases for qualified adults and for those on reduced rates of payment, where relevant.
