Charles Flanagan
Ceist:120 Mr. Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons, within the State, in receipt of financial assistance from his Department.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Recipients.
The following table gives the current number of recipients and their dependants on the principal schemes operated by my Department. Full details of recipients and payments made are contained in the report, Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 1990, which is available in the Library.
Number of Recipients, Adult Dependants and Child Dependants on Weekly Social Welfare Payments (June 1991)
|
Type of Benefit, Pension or Assistance |
Recipients |
Adult Dependants |
Child Dependants |
|
Old Age Pension (Contributory) |
73,400 |
18,921 |
1,725 |
|
Retirement Pension |
50,333 |
17,958 |
2,058 |
|
Old Age Pension (Non-Contributory) |
116,352 |
8,627 |
2,592 |
|
Disability Benefit |
53,203 |
13,632 |
54,811 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
35,918 |
11,861 |
19,761 |
|
Widow's Pension (Contributory) |
84,559 |
— |
14,318 |
|
Widow's Pension (Non-Contributory) |
18,024 |
— |
— |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
10,945 |
— |
20,168 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
1,818 |
— |
— |
|
Lone Parent's Allowance |
27,631 |
— |
44,092 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
13,941 |
3,731 |
12,763 |
|
Family Income Supplement |
6,565 |
— |
25,582 |
|
Unemployment Benefit |
66,262 |
15,705 |
64,356 |
|
Unemployment Assistance |
153,810 |
51,301 |
159,103 |
|
Smallholders |
12,351 |
7,445 |
22,100 |