Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
967. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for job seekers allowance/job seekers benefit, who identified themselves as former farmers in each of the past ten years. [1544/24]
View answerThe number of persons with last held occupation in farming and with a Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit claim commencing in calendar years 2014 to 2023, as requested by the Deputy, is shown in the attached tabular statement.
|
Calendar year the claim commenced |
Number of persons with last held occupation in farming receiving Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit |
|
2014 |
513 |
|
2015 |
498 |
|
2016 |
441 |
|
2017 |
346 |
|
2018 |
336 |
|
2019 |
341 |
|
2020 |
269 |
|
2021 |
204 |
|
2022 |
198 |
|
2023 |
192 |
Note: ‘Farming’ includes Farmers, Landowners and Managers in Horticulture, Forestry and Fishing. These previous occupational categories are based on self-reported information at the time a person's jobseeker application. Farm Assist is a means-tested payment for current, low-income farmers; recipients of Farm Assist are excluded from the figures.
