Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
972. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of jobseekers allowance payments for 12 months or longer, for two years or longer, three years or longer, four years or longer and for five years or longer, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1679/24]
View answerThe data requested by the Deputy on the number of people on the Live Register currently in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance payments, as of week ending 7th January 2024, by length of the claim is shown in the attached tabular statement.
These claims are inclusive of periods where pay may have been suspended for a recipient previously 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: Number of recipients of Jobseekers Allowance on the Live Register by duration of the claim
|
Duration |
Number of recipients |
|
1 year to less then 2 years |
26,846 |
|
2 years to less then 3 years |
7,556 |
|
3 years to less then 4 years |
6,378 |
|
4 years to less then 5 years |
5,631 |
|
5 years or more |
17,911 |
|
All |
64,322 |
