Jim O'Callaghan
Question:248. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare recipients in each receiving the Christmas bonus double payment, by county, in tabular from. [54380/23]
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This week, my Department will issue a 100% Christmas Bonus to people on the same day as they usually receive their weekly primary payment.
Based on current recipient numbers of schemes, this payment will be made to 1,248,997 people. This figure is based on individual recipients. If a person is in receipt of more than one qualifying payment, they are only counted once in this figure. This figure is an estimate and may change as new applications are received and claims are closed.
The breakdown by county of this estimated number of people who will receive this Christmas Bonus is shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Estimated number of recipients of the Christmas Bonus, by county.
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
16,981 |
|
Cavan |
19,310 |
|
Clare |
32,223 |
|
Cork |
133,842 |
|
Donegal |
47,567 |
|
Dublin |
294,644 |
|
Galway |
61,651 |
|
Kerry |
43,429 |
|
Kildare |
47,128 |
|
Kilkenny |
24,266 |
|
Laois |
20,259 |
|
Leitrim |
10,190 |
|
Limerick |
53,905 |
|
Longford |
12,397 |
|
Louth |
34,767 |
|
Mayo |
38,634 |
|
Meath |
41,696 |
|
Monaghan |
15,894 |
|
Offaly |
21,048 |
|
Roscommon |
18,463 |
|
Sligo |
18,993 |
|
Tipperary |
46,109 |
|
Waterford |
33,039 |
|
Westmeath |
24,303 |
|
Wexford |
44,244 |
|
Wicklow |
35,509 |
|
Other |
58,506 |
|
Total |
1,248,997 |