Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 October 2019
310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing payments (details supplied) by €5, €10, €15 and €20, respectively, taking into account increases announced in budget 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44072/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra335. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the State pensions by €5, €10, €15 and €20, respectively, taking into account changes announced in budget 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44098/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra336. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing each social assistance payment by €5, €10, €15, €20, €25 and €30, respectively, taking into account increases announced in budget 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44099/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra337. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all social insurance payments by €5, €10, €15, €25 and €30, respectively, taking into account increases announced in budget 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44100/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 335 to 337, inclusive, together.
The costings sought by the Deputy are detailed in the following table.
|
Scheme |
Full year cost of a €5 increase |
Full year cost of a €10 increase |
Full year cost of a €15 increase |
Full year cost of a €20 increase |
Full year cost of a €25 increase |
Full year cost of a €30 increase |
|
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Social Insurance Schemes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
116.9 |
233.6 |
350.3 |
467.0 |
583.9 |
700.6 |
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension |
33.0 |
66.0 |
99.0 |
132.0 |
165.0 |
198.0 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
11.4 |
13.6 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
16.3 |
32.5 |
48.8 |
65.1 |
81.4 |
97.6 |
|
Partial Capacity Benefit |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
Death Benefit Pension |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
|
Disablement Pension |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
|
Illness Benefit |
13.4 |
26.7 |
40.1 |
53.5 |
66.8 |
80.2 |
|
Injury Benefit |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
8.9 |
17.9 |
26.8 |
35.7 |
44.6 |
53.6 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Maternity & Adoptive Benefit |
5.4 |
10.9 |
16.3 |
21.8 |
27.2 |
32.7 |
|
Paternity Benefit |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
|
Total Social Insurance Schemes |
200.0 |
399.8 |
599.6 |
799.4 |
999.4 |
1,199.2 |
|
Social Assistance Schemes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Pension (Non Con) |
25.3 |
50.6 |
75.9 |
101.2 |
126.5 |
151.8 |
|
Blind Person's Pension |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
|
Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
10.2 |
20.5 |
30.7 |
40.9 |
51.2 |
61.4 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
12.4 |
24.8 |
37.1 |
49.5 |
61.9 |
74.3 |
|
Half Rate Carer's Allowance |
5.0 |
10.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
25.0 |
30.0 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance Max Rate €203 |
38.7 |
77.4 |
116.3 |
155.0 |
193.8 |
232.5 |
|
JA age 18 to 24 on €112.70 rate |
2.9 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
11.7 |
14.7 |
17.6 |
|
Disability Allowance |
40.8 |
81.5 |
122.4 |
163.2 |
203.9 |
244.7 |
|
Farm Assist |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
9.1 |
10.9 |
|
Employment Support Schemes (BTWA & BTEA) |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
11.3 |
13.5 |
|
Employment / Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.) |
9.7 |
19.4 |
29.2 |
38.9 |
48.6 |
58.3 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
4.7 |
9.4 |
14.1 |
18.8 |
23.5 |
28.2 |
|
Total Social Assistance Schemes |
154.6 |
309.2 |
464.2 |
618.8 |
773.4 |
928.0 |
|
Grand total Social Insurance & Social Assistance Schemes |
354.6 |
709.0 |
1,063.8 |
1,418.1 |
1,772.8 |
2,127.2 |
It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2020.
