Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2023
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a €100 lump-sum payment for each social welfare and social assistance scheme on 1 November 2023, 1 October 2023 and 1 March 2024 respectively, disaggregated by social welfare payment type, in tabular form. [40898/23]
View answerThe total estimated cost of providing three once-off €100 bonus payments in October and November 2023, and March 2024 (on the same basis as the Spring Cost of Living Bonus paid in April 2023) is €393m.
The estimated costs per scheme are outlined in the table below.
|
Scheme |
Cost €m (per bonus) |
Cost €m (total) |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
9.8 |
29.5 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
51.4 |
154.1 |
|
Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Contributory) |
12.5 |
37.6 |
|
Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Death Benefit) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance (long-term) |
11.6 |
34.9 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
4.4 |
13.1 |
|
Widows' Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners Pension (Non-Contributory) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Farm Assist |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit (long-term) |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit Self Employed (long-term) |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
Disability Allowance |
15.9 |
47.8 |
|
Blind Pension |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
9.3 |
27.9 |
|
Illness Benefit (long-term) |
1.7 |
5.0 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
5.5 |
16.6 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
0.3 |
0.9 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
1.4 |
4.1 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
Back to Work Family Dividend |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Working Family Payment |
4.7 |
14.1 |
|
Total* |
131.0 |
393.0 |
* Rounding may affect totals
These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023 and are subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated recipient numbers.
