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Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Ceisteanna (58)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

58. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's assistance in each of the past four years and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9766/15]

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Freagraí scríofa

The total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s assistance (JA) and jobseeker’s benefit (JB) is collated on a monthly basis.

I therefore attach for the Deputy’s information a tabular statement of the number of recipients of JA & JB at the end of each month during the period January 2011 to February 2015.

Jobseeker’s Allowance Recipients January 2011 to February 2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

January

266,799

283,137

291,960

291,657

265,184

February

271,195

284,681

292,296

290,881

262,469

March

273,792

282,573

287,508

289,517

April

275,126

282,663

289,328

284,042

May

280,833

289,615

293,981

288,268

June

289,983

297,822

300,782

295,594

July

296,233

303,244

304,182

298,608

August

300,067

304,224

307,115

295,244

September

283,556

286,161

291,764

276,040

October

279,156

281,927

286,667

265,705

November

280,003

283,021

286,418

263,294

December

283,313

291,640

295,077

269,951

Jobseeker’s Benefit Recipients January 2011 to February 2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

January

131,349

96,860

80,057

54,257

46,895

February

121,185

96,983

80,151

54,522

46,285

March

118,105

92,780

73,939

51,450

April

112,753

89,539

73,147

49,333

May

109,209

88,591

70,085

46,528

June

107,910

87,546

69,497

47,707

July

112,052

92,160

73,900

54,092

August

110,492

85,845

66,275

49,349

September

95,681

74,898

53,990

41,407

October

93,671

73,842

53,101

40,426

November

94,036

74,694

51,465

42,259

December

97,052

78,459

55,068

46,335

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