I propose to take Questions Nos. 572 to 579, inclusive, together.
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tables below. The Pandemic Unemployment numbers refer to the week ending 26th September 2020.
Table 1: Recipients of specified payments in County Longford by requested age profiles at the end of August 2020
Longford
|
18 – 21 Years
|
22 – 25 Years
|
26 - 30 Years
|
31 – 35 Years
|
36 – 40 Years
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance(Including Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment)
|
219
|
183
|
306
|
292
|
250
|
Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
26
|
44
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
1
|
29
|
40
|
44
|
51
|
One-Parent Family Payment
|
16
|
67
|
40
|
44
|
82
|
Pandemic Unemployment Payment
|
99
|
197
|
98
|
151
|
143
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
6
|
15
|
44
|
73
|
143
|
Disability Allowance
|
85
|
103
|
129
|
121
|
198
|
Table 2: Recipients of specified payments in County Westmeath by requested age profiles at the end of August 2020
Westmeath
|
18 – 21 Years
|
22 – 25 Years
|
26 - 30 Years
|
31 – 35 Years
|
36 – 40 Years
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance(Including Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment)
|
270
|
335
|
453
|
497
|
427
|
Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment
|
0
|
4
|
35
|
61
|
67
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
7
|
72
|
91
|
118
|
95
|
Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment
|
0
|
4
|
35
|
61
|
67
|
One-Parent Family Payment
|
40
|
119
|
199
|
203
|
120
|
Pandemic Unemployment Payment
|
304
|
543
|
319
|
353
|
294
|
Carer’s Allowance
|
7
|
24
|
316
|
194
|
221
|
Disability Allowance
|
252
|
220
|
253
|
235
|
288
|