Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 3 Jul 1996

Vol. 468 No. 1

Written Answers. - Income of Long-Term Unemployment.

Joe Walsh

Ceist:

185 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the estimated income of a long-term unemployed married person with three, four, five or six children when account is taken of all allowances, including secondary benefits, such as medical card; and the costs of local authority differential rents and work seeking. [14634/96]

Minister for Social Welfare (Proinsias De Rossa)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Weekly Income of a Long Term Unemployed Married Couple with Children*

	Number of Children
	3	4	5	6
	£	£	£	£
Basic long-term unemployment assistance rate	142.60	155.80	169.00	182.20
Total income incl. child benefit and secondary benefits**	168.00	186.64	205.30	223.93
Net income including local authority rent and work seeking costs***	147.90	164.64	181.40	198.13

* Assumes dependent spouse with no income of his/her own.

** Includes fuel allowance, medical card value, Christmas bonus, butter vouchers and back to school clothing and footwear allowance.

*** Local authority rent is based on the Dublin Corporation differential rent scheme. Work seeking costs are estimated to be £6.40 per week.