I regret that the county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.
However, I include for her information the total number of recipients benefiting from an increased payment for a qualified adult that were in payment at the end of January.
Number of Qualified Adult Allowances in payment at the end of January 2018
|
Scheme
|
Qualified Adults
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
3,220
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
66,164
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
13
|
Jobseeker's Allowance
|
41,374
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
2,614
|
Farm Assist
|
2,992
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance
|
34
|
Jobseeker's Benefit
|
3,115
|
Maternity Benefit
|
|
Rural Social Scheme
|
1,142
|
TUS - Community Work Placement
|
1,510
|
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance
|
3,000
|
JobBridge National Internship Scheme
|
5
|
Back To Education Allowance(3)
|
1,376
|
Gateway
|
10
|
Partial Capacity Benefit
|
222
|
Disability Allowance
|
14,609
|
Illness Benefit
|
4,057
|
Interim Illness Benefit
|
53
|
Injury Benefit
|
101
|
Invalidity Pension
|
6,937
|