Ruth Coppinger
Ceist:95. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the number of participants on labour activation schemes, by scheme and by month, since July 2015, in tabular form. [4169/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 2 February 2016
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Details of the number of persons availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and other welfare recipients are provided for July to November 2015 in the following table below.
The most recent data available are for November 2015.
Persons on activation programmes are not counted as part of the monthly Live Register.
Number of persons availing of Activation Programmes, July to November 2015
|
July 2015 |
August 2015 |
|
|
Back to Work Schemes |
||
|
Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand 1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand |
11,739 |
11,738 |
|
Short-term Enterprise Allowance 2 |
486 |
472 |
|
Total Back to Work payments |
12,225 |
12,210 |
|
Other Activation Programmes |
||
|
DSP Part-time Job Incentive |
358 |
369 |
|
TUS - Community Work Placement Initiative (2011) |
8,014 |
7,881 |
|
JobBridge (2011) |
4,969 |
4,640 |
|
Gateway (2013) 3 |
2,258 |
2,315 |
|
Total Other Activation Programmes |
15,599 |
15,205 |
|
Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) |
22,913 |
22,839 |
|
FÁS (Solas) Full Time Training for Unemployed People 4 |
6,533 |
5,843 |
|
Back to Education Courses |
||
|
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) 5 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) 6 |
4,976 |
4,519 |
|
Total Back to Education Courses |
9,976 |
9,519 |
|
Total Activation Programmes |
67,246 |
65,616 |
1 This scheme was closed to new applications from 1st May 2009.
2 This scheme was introduced from 1st May 2009. It provides immediate support for someone in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit who wants to start a business.
3 Gateway Scheme included from December 2013.
4 Specific Skills Training/Local Training initiative/Traineeship/Return to Work.
5 VTOS figures are estimated at 5,000 each year.
6 BTEA figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays.