The information that the Deputy is looking for is detailed in the following table. The costs are based on the 1.2% Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices rate for 2018, forecast in the Department of Finance’s Summer Economic Statement.
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Scheme
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Total Full Year Cost - €m
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Rate of Payment 2017
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Proposed Rate of Payment 2018
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Social Insurance Schemes
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State Pension (Contributory)
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56.93
|
€238.30
|
€241.10
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Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension - Under 66
|
3.50
|
€198.50
|
€200.80
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Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension - 66 and Over
|
11.84
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€238.30
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€241.10
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Deserted Wife's Benefit - Under 66
|
0.48
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€198.50
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€200.80
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Deserted Wife's Benefit - 66 and Over
|
0.31
|
€238.30
|
€241.10
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Invalidity Pension
|
7.38
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€198.50
|
€200.80
|
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Guardian's Payment (Contributory)
|
0.11
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€176.00
|
€178.10
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Death Benefit Pension - Under 66
|
0.06
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€223.50
|
€226.10
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Death Benefit Pension – 66 and Over
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0.04
|
€242.70
|
€245.50
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Disablement Pension
|
0.64
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€224.00
|
€226.60
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Illness Benefit
|
6.65
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Injury Benefit
|
0.19
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€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Jobseeker's Benefit
|
3.87
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Carer's Benefit
|
0.41
|
€210.00
|
€212.50
|
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Health and Safety Benefit
|
0.01
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Maternity & Adoptive Benefit
|
3.14
|
€235.00
|
€237.80
|
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Paternity Benefit
|
0.10
|
€235.00
|
€237.80
|
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Social Assistance Schemes
|
|
|
|
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State Pension (Non Con)
|
14.04
|
€227.00
|
€229.80
|
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Blind Person's Pension
|
0.16
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con)
|
0.17
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Deserted Wife's Allowance
|
0.02
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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One-Parent Family Payment
|
4.79
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Carer's Allowance - Under 66
|
5.32
|
€209.00
|
€211.50
|
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Carer's Allowance – 66 and Over
|
0.37
|
€247.00
|
€250.00
|
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Half Rate Carer's Allowance - Under 66
|
1.46
|
€104.50
|
€105.75
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Half Rate Carer's Allowance – 66 and Over
|
0.88
|
€123.50
|
€125.00
|
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Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)
|
0.05
|
€176.00
|
€178.10
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Jobseeker's Allowance – 26 and Over
|
23.67
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
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Jobseeker's Allowance – Under 25
|
1.34
|
€102.70
|
€103.90
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Jobseeker's Allowance – Aged 25
|
0.35
|
€147.80
|
€149.60
|
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Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
0.01
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Disability Allowance
|
17.20
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Farm Assist
|
1.12
|
€193.00
|
€195.30
|
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Employment Support Schemes (BTWA & BTEA)
|
2.22
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€193.00
|
€195.30
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Employment/Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.)
|
5.07
|
€215.50
|
€218.00
|
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
2.03
|
€191.00
|
€193.20
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TOTAL
|
175.93
|
|
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The costings listed above include proportionate increases for qualified adults and for those on reduced rates of payment, where relevant. It should also be noted that these costings are subject to change over the coming months in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2018.
Finally, any proposed amendments to the rates of payment must be considered in an overall budgetary context and will have to be consistent with the legal requirements set out in the Fiscal Responsibility Acts 2012 and 2013, and within the context of achieving the targets set for Ireland by the EU rules.
