Colm M. Hilliard
Ceist:93 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give details of the £13.25 million under Vote 40 subhead J in the 1993 Estimates for Public Services.
Written Answers. - Estimates for Public Services.
Colm M. Hilliard
Ceist:94 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the increase of 9 per cent in Vote 40 subhead F in the Estimates for Public Services 1993.
Colm M. Hilliard
Ceist:95 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Social Welfare the reason for the increase from £719 million in 1992 to £777.1 million in 1993 under Vote 40 subhead E in the Estimates for Public Services.
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 93, 94 and 95 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
(1) Subhead J refers to the family income supplement scheme which provides cash support to workers bringing up families on low wages. The 1993 Estimate provides for payments to an estimated 8,000 recipients on average in 1993.
(2) Subhead F refers to lone parent's allowance, which provides for meanstested payments to parents bringing up children on their own. The increase is due mainly to an increase in the estimated average number of recipients in 1993.
(3) Subhead E refers to Unemployment Assistance payments, including payments to smallholders. The increase is due mainly to an increase in the estimated Live Register of the unemployed in 1993.
The Abridged Version of the Estimates for Public Services, published on 17 February, 1993 does not include the cost of improvements announced in the 1993 budget.