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Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2022

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Ceisteanna (528)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

528. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of applications for various social welfare payments has fluctuated in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24897/22]

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The table below shows the number of claims registered for various social welfare schemes over the 12 month period from April 2021 to March 2022.

Scheme

Apr-21

May-21

Jun-21

Jul-21

Aug-21

Sep-21

Oct-21

Nov-21

Dec-21

Jan-22

Feb-22

Mar-22

State Pension (Contributory)

3,283

3,360

3,246

3,118

2,909

2,463

3,430

3,310

2,135

2,809

3,724

3,890

Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension

645

626

702

623

536

620

634

819

551

800

743

757

State Pension (Non-Contributory)

823

699

768

759

562

630

738

782

451

722

754

726

Jobseekers Allowance

6,682

6,938

9,347

9,691

8,204

9,556

8,371

9,076

7,437

8,471

7,919

8,075

Jobseekers Benefit

8,156

6,982

11,944

13,228

9,382

10,775

9,587

10,323

9,137

10,600

8,692

9,529

One-Parent Family Payment

770

798

797

819

826

994

929

989

663

752

855

981

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Basic

2,185

2,393

2,863

3,421

3,480

3,814

3,553

3,930

3,412

3,143

3,637

5,009

Maternity Benefit

3,515

3,610

4,606

3,478

3,665

4,987

3,680

3,914

3,547

3,465

3,100

3,702

Paternity Benefit

2,162

3,610

2,557

2,157

2,324

3,160

2,327

2,411

2,416

2,531

2,344

2,447

Parent's Benefit

6,769

4,709

4,713

4,979

4,243

5,157

4,614

4,800

4,013

5,838

5,290

5,636

Carer's Allowance

1,744

1,984

1,735

1,558

1,456

1,762

1,741

1,913

1,252

905

1,103

1,396

Carer's Benefit

311

426

429

363

311

393

368

264

251

313

396

468

Disability Allowance

1,650

1,794

1,909

1,822

1,646

1,928

1,900

1,954

1,465

1,596

1,888

2,260

Invalidity Pension

655

790

727

649

638

723

858

820

641

694

865

778

Illness Benefit

21,349

22,233

24,522

32,953

38,116

33,918

30,633

62,355

73,368

187,091

88,717

103,155

Occupational Injury Benefit

586

747

886

904

932

1,100

1,009

1,165

858

844

839

830

Child Benefit

2,435

2,106

1,499

2,694

2,506

2,528

2,736

3,670

2,737

1,526

3,239

2,838

Domiciliary Care Allowance

809

1072

849

700

668

837

766

785

577

585

801

855

Household Benefits

3,318

4,746

4,721

4,777

4,707

6,259

6,510

8,286

3,318

944

1,082

7,022

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