Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Ceisteanna (321)

Derek Nolan

Ceist:

321. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in reciept of social welfare payments in a town (details supplied) in County Galway, between 2007 and 2012, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20271/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy is collated at county level only by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. The number of persons living in Galway County in receipt of a Social Welfare payment, where available, is listed by each category of payment in the attached tabular statement for the years 2007 to 2012.

Recipients of Social Welfare Payments in County Galway 2007 to 2012

Type Of Payment	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
State Pension (Non-Contributory)	7,900	7,896	7,811	7,768	7,692	7,632
State Pension (Contributory)	8,469	9,059	9,657	10,351	11,183	12,043
State Pension (Transition)	297	286	328	444	530	571
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension	4,740	4,796	4,852	4,972	5,031	5,141
Death Benefit	16	15	13	13	13	16
Jobseeker's Allowance(1)	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	14,201	14,365
One Parent Family Payment	3,102	3,483	3,397	3,604	2,971	3,126
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension	175	160	146	141	147	142
Deserted Wife's Allowance	40	34	32	27	25	20
Supplementary Welfare Allowance	1,750	2,490	3,037	2,446	2,153	1,995
Farm Assist	781	782	954	1,133	1,137	1,112
Pre-Retirement Allowance	451	385	333	265	208	162
Jobseeker's Benefit(1)	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	4,510	3,970
Deserted Wife's Benefit	276	263	251	247	240	235
Maternity Benefit	1,191	1,283	1,212	1,245	1,346	1,291
Health and Safety Benefit	3	7	4	6	2	4
Back to Education	534	625	1,214	1,563	1,749	1,585
Back to Work Allowance	403	191	101	41	5	2
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance	206	382	365	527	711	747
Part-Time Job Incentive	11	10	8	8	9	11
Community Employment Programme(2)	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	1,513
Tús - Community Work Placement Scheme(3)	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	227
Rural Social Scheme(4)	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	281
Disability Allowance	5,347	5,683	5,859	5,967	6,085	5,920
Blind Pension	83	78	77	80	82	83
Carer's Allowance	2,236	2,709	2,958	3,071	3,104	3,098
Domiciliary Care Allowance	N/Avail	N/Avail	N/Avail	1,315	1,359	1,328
Type Of Payment	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Illness Benefit	2,623	2,793	2,946	3,152	2,901	2,642
Interim Illness Benefit	20	38	22	14	12	27
Injury Benefit	51	42	32	41	27	32
Invalidity Pension	1,724	1,733	1,770	1,727	1,723	1,767
Disablement Benefit	582	614	640	649	651	654
Carer' Benefit	179	188	148	106	102	121
Family Income Supplement	1,018	1,310	1,196	1,343	1,360	1,535
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)	18	14	18	3	17	14
Guardian's Payment (Contributory)	19	18	24	23	28	30
Child Benefit	29,726	30,565	30,943	30,320	30,624	31,121

Live Register in county Galway 2007 to 2012

Galway	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Live Register	9,755	16,479	22,722	23,099	22,588	22,081

(1) Numbers of recipient of jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit are not available prior to 2010.

(2) Responsibility for the expenditure in relation to FÁS Employment and Community Schemes transferred to the Department in January 2011 and information prior to 2011 is not available.

(3) Tús commenced in early 2011

(4) Rural Social Scheme transferred to the Department of Social Protection in September, 2010.