Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Question:398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average, median, maximum and minimum number of recipients for each social welfare scheme in 2023. [22797/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024
398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the average, median, maximum and minimum number of recipients for each social welfare scheme in 2023. [22797/24]
View answerThe data requested by the Deputy for the number of recipients by welfare scheme in 2023 is shown in the following table.
Scheme |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Accommodation Recognition Claim |
6,740 |
6,612 |
9,003 |
4,586 |
Adoptive Parent Benefit |
10 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
Back to Education Allowance |
2,305 |
3,103 |
3,567 |
192 |
Back To School Clothing And Footwear Allowance |
103,917 |
141,235 |
153,352 |
. |
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance |
2,146 |
2,126 |
2,277 |
2,011 |
Back to Work Scheme Family Dividend |
2,458 |
2,477 |
2,665 |
2,255 |
Benefit Payment for 65 Year Olds |
4,090 |
4,064 |
4,285 |
3,964 |
Blind Pension |
984 |
987 |
1,000 |
967 |
Carer's Allowance |
94,012 |
93,885 |
95,787 |
92,682 |
Carer's Benefit |
3,821 |
3,847 |
3,921 |
3,615 |
Child Benefit |
651,720 |
652,095 |
656,057 |
647,374 |
Daily Expenses Allowance |
12,086 |
12,144 |
14,660 |
9,396 |
Dental Benefit |
67,451 |
64,026 |
93,746 |
44,361 |
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
39 |
39 |
42 |
35 |
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
4,438 |
4,436 |
4,617 |
4,248 |
Diet Supplement |
1,145 |
1,141 |
1,221 |
1,069 |
Disability Allowance |
160,059 |
159,917 |
162,326 |
158,048 |
Disablement Benefit |
14,362 |
14,360 |
14,388 |
14,336 |
Domiciliary Care Scheme |
52,061 |
52,178 |
53,656 |
50,414 |
Farm Assist |
4,233 |
4,225 |
4,464 |
4,031 |
Free Travel |
1,073,351 |
1,073,234 |
1,089,411 |
1,056,430 |
Fuel Allowance |
387,673 |
386,792 |
399,674 |
376,370 |
Guardians Payment (Contributory) |
1,185 |
1,182 |
1,240 |
1,139 |
Guardians Payment (Non-Contributory) |
577 |
574 |
598 |
567 |
Health And Safety Benefit |
34 |
35 |
39 |
26 |
Household Benefits Package |
515,900 |
514,980 |
523,301 |
509,274 |
Heat Supplement |
931 |
923 |
971 |
901 |
Illness Benefit |
57,813 |
58,245 |
60,422 |
54,654 |
Incapacity Supplement |
721 |
722 |
732 |
707 |
Invalidity Pension |
56,289 |
56,311 |
56,650 |
55,799 |
Jobseeker's Allowance |
120,893 |
121,783 |
126,642 |
114,184 |
Jobseeker's Benefit |
30,756 |
29,707 |
36,976 |
28,260 |
Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self Employed |
623 |
637 |
732 |
515 |
Jobseeker's Transitional Payment |
20,030 |
19,985 |
20,374 |
19,738 |
JobsPlus |
762 |
749 |
865 |
650 |
Magdalen Payment |
388 |
389 |
396 |
379 |
Maternity Benefit |
19,047 |
18,956 |
19,974 |
18,330 |
Medical & Surgical Appliances |
2,099 |
2,138 |
2,657 |
1,472 |
Medical Care |
260 |
263 |
330 |
191 |
Mortgage Supplement |
265 |
261 |
317 |
223 |
Occupational Injuries Benefit |
563 |
552 |
634 |
496 |
Occupational Injuries Pension |
705 |
705 |
713 |
697 |
One Parent Family Payment |
43,839 |
43,803 |
44,355 |
43,207 |
Optical Benefit |
40,399 |
42,016 |
44,925 |
32,405 |
Parents Benefit |
4,857 |
4,992 |
5,714 |
4,037 |
Partial Capacity Benefit |
2,984 |
2,998 |
3,078 |
2,891 |
Part-Time Job Incentive |
102 |
105 |
112 |
85 |
Paternity Benefit |
634 |
634 |
763 |
342 |
Rent Allowance |
37 |
37 |
37 |
35 |
Rent Supplement |
8,252 |
8,148 |
8,907 |
7,861 |
Respite Care Grant |
126,237 |
127,433 |
129,701 |
120,430 |
Short Term Enterprise Allowance |
218 |
212 |
261 |
171 |
State Pension Contributory |
496,344 |
496,513 |
506,724 |
485,520 |
State Pension Non Contributory |
98,901 |
98,813 |
100,201 |
97,755 |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
11,912 |
11,930 |
12,842 |
11,307 |
Systematic Short Time Workers |
811 |
771 |
1,128 |
601 |
Travel Supplement |
225 |
227 |
234 |
215 |
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension |
125,368 |
125,341 |
125,943 |
124,734 |
Widows Non Contributory Pension |
1,061 |
1,056 |
1,086 |
1,048 |
Work Placement Employment Programme |
159 |
160 |
188 |
126 |
Working Family Payment |
46,175 |
46,187 |
47,152 |
45,365 |