Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012
379 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of applicants in receipt of various social welfare payments has fluctuated in each of the past three years and to date in 2012, with particular reference to each category of payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28356/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tabular statement. The totals increased by over 40,000 in 2010 and again in 2011 compared to the previous year in both cases. The total at the end of April 2012 was virtually unchanged from the end of 2011.
|
Scheme |
2009 |
2010 |
Change 2010 over 2009 |
2011 |
Change 2011 over 2010 |
30th April 2012 |
Change April 2012 over 2011 |
|
State Pension (Contributory/ Transition) |
273,480 |
290,925 |
6.4% |
309,105 |
6.2% |
314,621 |
1.8% |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
97,798 |
97,179 |
-0.6% |
96,749 |
-0.4% |
96,295 |
-0.5% |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
7,468 |
6,021 |
-19.4% |
4,820 |
-19.9% |
4,393 |
-8.9% |
|
Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension |
113,108 |
114,579 |
1.3% |
115,762 |
1.0% |
116,007 |
0.2% |
|
Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory Pension |
1,998 |
1,977 |
-1.1% |
1,959 |
-0.9% |
1,907 |
-2.7% |
|
Deserted Wife’s Benefit |
8,737 |
8,372 |
-4.2% |
8,071 |
-3.6% |
7,975 |
-1.2% |
|
Deserted Wife’s Allowance |
550 |
487 |
-11.5% |
409 |
-16.0% |
391 |
-4.4% |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
90,484 |
92,326 |
2.0% |
90,307 |
-2.2% |
89,821 |
-0.5% |
|
Maternity Benefit |
23,294 |
23,456 |
0.7% |
23,947 |
2.1% |
22,447 |
-6.3% |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
49 |
60 |
22.4% |
61 |
1.7% |
33 |
-45.9% |
|
Adoptive Benefit |
64 |
53 |
-17.2% |
45 |
-15.1% |
49 |
8.9% |
|
Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) |
860 |
919 |
6.9% |
955 |
3.9% |
958 |
0.3% |
|
Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory) |
420 |
429 |
2.1% |
441 |
2.8% |
433 |
-1.8% |
|
Illness Benefit |
77,665 |
81,253 |
4.6% |
73,397 |
-9.7% |
70,674 |
-3.7% |
|
Invalidity Pension |
52,922 |
50,766 |
-4.1% |
49,792 |
-1.9% |
49,340 |
-0.9% |
|
Injury Benefit |
726 |
835 |
15.0% |
776 |
-7.1% |
697 |
-10.2% |
|
Interim Illness Benefit |
318 |
374 |
17.6% |
327 |
-12.6% |
269 |
-17.7% |
|
Disablement Pension |
13,520 |
13,721 |
1.5% |
13,993 |
2.0% |
14,098 |
0.8% |
|
Death Benefit Pension |
637 |
633 |
-0.6% |
628 |
-0.8% |
642 |
2.2% |
|
Disability Allowance |
99,576 |
101,111 |
1.5% |
102,866 |
1.7% |
102,851 |
0.0% |
|
Carer’s Benefit |
1,917 |
1,642 |
-14.3% |
1,637 |
-0.3% |
1,590 |
-2.9% |
|
Carer’s Allowance |
48,223 |
50,577 |
4.9% |
51,666 |
2.2% |
51,337 |
-0.6% |
|
Blind Pension |
1,467 |
1,485 |
1.2% |
1,496 |
0.7% |
1,476 |
-1.3% |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
160,122 |
123,457 |
-22.9% |
96,044 |
-22.2% |
92,326 |
-3.9% |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
203,248 |
261,850 |
28.8% |
283,929 |
8.4% |
286,912 |
1.1% |
|
Back to Work Allowance Employee |
2,012 |
851 |
-57.7% |
182 |
-78.6% |
80 |
-56.0% |
|
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance |
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|
Self — Employed First Year |
1,966 |
5,011 |
154.9% |
5,617 |
12.1% |
5,850 |
4.1% |
|
Self — Employed Years 2 — 4 |
2,625 |
2,947 |
12.3% |
5,134 |
74.2% |
5,215 |
1.6% |
|
Back to Education Allowance |
15,877 |
21,147 |
33.2% |
24,666 |
16.6% |
24,000 |
-2.7% |
|
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme |
173 |
161 |
-6.9% |
180 |
11.8% |
193 |
7.2% |
|
Family Income Supplement |
25,963 |
28,223 |
8.7% |
28,876 |
2.3% |
26,751 |
-7.4% |
|
Farm Assist |
8,972 |
10,714 |
19.4% |
11,333 |
5.8% |
11,158 |
-1.5% |
|
Rural Social Scheme(1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,534 |
100.0% |
2,524 |
0.0% |
|
Community Employment Scheme(1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22,589 |
100.0% |
21,787 |
-3.5% |
|
Tús(1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,534 |
100.0% |
3,664 |
45.9% |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
42,775 |
37,413 |
-12.54% |
34,597 |
-7.5% |
33,657 |
-2.7% |
|
Rent Allowance |
192 |
179 |
-6.77% |
159 |
-11.2% |
151 |
-5.0% |
|
Child Benefit Families |
602,932 |
591,432 |
-1.91% |
597,333 |
1.0% |
603,383 |
1.0% |
|
Child Benefit Children |
1,156,917 |
1,124,003 |
-2.84% |
1,136,065 |
1.1% |
1,151,950 |
1.4% |
|
Total Number of Recipients (Excludes Number of Children on Child Benefit — Number of Child Benefit Families included) |
1,982,138 |
2,022,265 |
2.02% |
2,064,459 |
2.09% |
2,065,955 |
0.0% |
1. Responsibility for the expenditure in respect of the Rural Social Scheme transferred to my Department in 2010 and responsibility for FÁS Employment Schemes transferred to my Department in 2011. Information prior to these transfer dates is not available. The TÚS scheme commenced in 2011.
