Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
516. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €50 and €100 lump sum payment in 2023, for each social insurance payment, with proportionate increase for qualified payments, disaggregated by payment type. [35524/23]
View answerThe estimated cost of a once-off €50 and €100 lump sum payment for the claimant, and each Qualified Adult where appropriate, for each social insurance payment is outlined below:
|
Social Insurance Schemes |
€50 Lump sum €m |
€100 Lump sum €m |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
€28.5 |
€56.7 |
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension |
€6.2 |
€12.5 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
€0.2 |
€0.4 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
€3.1 |
€6.1 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
€0.2 |
€0.3 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
€0.0 |
€0.0 |
|
Death Benefit Pension |
€0.0 |
€0.0 |
|
Disablement Pension |
€0.7 |
€1.9 |
|
Illness Benefit |
€2.8 |
€5.6 |
|
Injury Benefit |
€0.3 |
€0.6 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
€0.5 |
€0.9 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) |
€2.0 |
€4.1 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
€0.2 |
€0.3 |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
€0.0 |
€0.0 |
|
Maternity & Adoptive Benefit |
€1.0 |
€2.0 |
|
Paternity & Parent's Benefit |
€0.3 |
€0.6 |
|
Total |
€46.0* |
€92.0* |
*Rounding may affect totals
NOTE: These costings are subject to change over the coming months in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients. Cost estimates associated with once off payments are time sensitive, depending on the date the payment is made.
