Departmental Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2023

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Ceisteanna (417)

Claire Kerrane

Ceist:

417. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the weekly recipient numbers for each social welfare payment since February 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10016/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The number of individuals that received at least one Social Welfare payment from Q1 2022 to Q4 2022 are shown in the table below. Household benefits recipients include recipients of cash payments only. Recipients who had payments made directly to their energy supplier as credit against their bills are not included.

Table 1: Recipients of the main weekly Social Welfare payments, by scheme and quarter

Scheme	Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022
State Pension Contributory	474,487	479,717	484,822	488,587
State Pension Non Contributory	96,132	96,418	98,331	99,270
Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension	125,784	126,149	126,439	126,629
Jobseeker's Allowance	146,518	166,809	171,823	171,586
Jobseeker's Benefit	82,526	81,776	82,229	67,414
Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed)	942	1,323	1,363	1,307
Pandemic Unemployment Payment	84,934	0	0	0
Maternity Benefit	30,301	28,449	27,108	29,339
Paternity Benefit	7,259	6,352	6,992	7,416
Parents Benefit	15,560	19,082	24,806	24,033
One Parent Family Payment	42,227	43,897	44,683	45,164
Widows Non Contributory Pension	1,176	1,166	1,155	1,140
Carer's Allowance	93,382	93,185	94,000	94,409
Carer's Benefit	4,063	3,964	4,165	4,121
Disability Allowance	157,837	158,382	159,308	160,134
Illness Benefit	335,004	174,876	157,433	129,466
Invalidity Pension	59,196	59,015	58,308	57,887
Back to Work Scheme Family Dividend	3,249	3,172	3,264	3,225
Child Benefit	638,000	649,142	646,443	656,074
Working Family Payment	50,223	50,103	50,991	51,186
Rent Supplement	13,042	11,660	10,669	9,987
Household Benefits	225,012	233,884	238,279	252,233
Additional Needs Payments	13,252	24,617	29,352	31,009