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Social Welfare Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 June 2021

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Ceisteanna (173)

Claire Kerrane

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173. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare scheme by €1 per week in tabular form. [33663/21]

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The estimated cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment by €1 is shown in the table below.

Payment

Personal €m

Qualified Adult €m

Total €m

Social Insurance Schemes

 

 

 

State Pension (Contributory)

 €     22.0

 €       3.0

 €     25.0

Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension

 €       6.2

 

 €       6.2

Deserted Wife's Benefit

 €       0.3

 

 €       0.3

Invalidity Pension                                      

 €       3.1

 €       0.2

 €       3.3

Partial Capacity Benefit

 €       0.1

 €       0.0

 €       0.1

Guardian's Payment (Contributory)

 €       0.1

 

 €       0.1

Disablement Pension

 €       0.2

 

 €       0.2

Illness Benefit

 €       2.5

 €       0.1

 €       2.6

Jobseeker's Benefit

 €       6.6

 €       0.4

 €       7.0

Jobseeker's Benefit (Self Employed)

 €       0.2

 €       0.0

 €       0.2

Carer's Benefit

 €       0.2

 

 €       0.2

Maternity & Adoptive Benefit 

 €       1.0

 

 €       1.0

Paternity & Parent's Benefit 

 €       0.1

 

 €       0.1

 

 

 

 

Social Assistance Schemes

 

 

 

State Pension (Non Con)

 €       5.0

 €       0.1

 €       5.1

Blind Person's Pension                            

 €       0.1

 €       0.0

 €       0.1

Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension                    

 €       0.1

 

 €       0.1

One-Parent Family Payment                     

 €       2.1

 

 €       2.1

Carer's Allowance                                     

 €       2.6

 

 €       2.6

Half Rate Carer's Allowance 

 €       1.1

 

 €       1.1

Jobseeker's Allowance Max Rate

 €       6.4

 €       1.1

 €       7.5

JA age 18 to 24

 €       0.7

 €       0.0

 €       0.7

Disability Allowance

 €       8.0

 €       0.6

 €       8.6

Farm Assist

 €       0.3

 €       0.1

 €       0.4

Employment  Support Schemes  (BTWA & BTEA)

 €       0.7

 €       0.1

 €       0.8

Employment/Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.)

 €       1.7

 €       0.3

 €       2.0

Supplementary Welfare Allowance

 €       0.7

 €       0.1

 €       0.8

TOTAL*

 €      72.1

 €       6.1

 €     78.2

*Rounding may affect totals.

The costs shown above are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2021.  This costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.

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