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Social Welfare Benefits Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Ceisteanna (594)

Marc MacSharry

Ceist:

594. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of welfare payments by scheme type; the number of related qualified child increases by scheme type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3036/18]

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The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement.

Recipients of principal social welfare payments and the number of qualified child increases in payment at the end of December 2017.

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Qualified Children Increases

Type of Payment

Recipients

Full Rate

Half Rate(1)

Other Children

State Pension (Non-Contributory)

95,140

3,212

473

State Pension (Contributory)

394,378

66,256

1,257

Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension

121,091

10,908

Jobseeker's Allowance

184,310

78,161

22,645

One Parent Family Payment

39,310

71,739

Supplementary Welfare Allowance

17,933

8,520

Farm Assist

7,234

4,308

1,333

Pre-Retirement Allowance

171

Jobseeker's Benefit

35,463

4,332

3,275

Maternity Benefit

21,548

758

155

Adoptive Benefit

10

Health and Safety Benefit

45

9

3

Rural Social Scheme

2,850

1,504

523

TUS - Community Work Placement

6,256

2,190

2,073

Back To Work Enterprise Allowance

9,655

6,489

1,921

JobBridge National Internship Scheme

29

4

Back To Education Allowance

10,916

4,327

1,100

Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme

418

Gateway

50

16

6

Wage Subsidy Scheme

2,669

Partial Capacity Benefit

2,324

396

394

Disability Allowance

133,929

29,028

10,945

Carer's Allowance

75,264

3,910

40,942

Illness Benefit

52,809

7,910

6,603

Interim Illness Benefit

511

105

50

Injury Benefit

1,085

176

120

Invalidity Pension

57,504

5,630

7,944

Carer's Benefit

2,762

Family Income Supplement(

57,745

129,274

Child Benefit

624,670

1,197,866

Domiciliary Care Allowance

35,584

38,846

(1) A Qualified Child increase is payable at half rate where a spouse living with a recipient is not a Qualified Adult. Each spouse may receive half the Qualified Child increase where both spouses are in receipt of a Social Welfare Payment.

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