Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2023
370. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; and to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients. [41186/23]
View answerFor the week ending 17th September 2023, there were 26,733 people on the Live Register in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit with a commencement date prior to 1 January 2020. Of these 5,623 are casual jobseekers.
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.
Table 1: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019, by age
|
Age |
Recipients |
|
Under 25 |
631 |
|
25-29 |
1,892 |
|
30-34 |
3,013 |
|
35-39 |
3,354 |
|
40-44 |
3,577 |
|
44-49 |
3,514 |
|
50-54 |
3,708 |
|
54-59 |
3,379 |
|
60+ |
3,665 |
|
Total |
26,733 |
Table 2: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019, by county
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
511 |
|
Cavan |
601 |
|
Clare |
743 |
|
Cork |
1,570 |
|
Donegal |
1,706 |
|
Dublin |
6,680 |
|
Galway |
1,354 |
|
Kerry |
842 |
|
Kildare |
853 |
|
Kilkenny |
553 |
|
Laois |
561 |
|
Leitrim |
225 |
|
Limerick |
1,097 |
|
Longford |
423 |
|
Louth |
1,194 |
|
Mayo |
923 |
|
Meath |
781 |
|
Monaghan |
325 |
|
Offaly |
497 |
|
Roscommon |
368 |
|
Sligo |
428 |
|
Tipperary |
837 |
|
Waterford |
853 |
|
Westmeath |
691 |
|
Wexford |
1,366 |
|
Wicklow |
717 |
|
Unknown |
34 |
|
Total |
26,733 |
