Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 March 2023
184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance who have been in receipt of either allowance continuously since 2019; the breakdown of these recipients, by age and county of residence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14053/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraFor the week ending 19th March 2023, there were 31,386 people on the Live Register continuously in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit with a commencement date prior to 1st January 2020. Of these 6,456 are casual jobseekers. These claims are inclusive of periods where pay may have been suspended for a recipient but their claim remained open. For example, casual jobseekers who subsequently received PUP payments while their jobseeker claim remained valid and open are included in the recipient figure.
The county and age breakdowns of these recipients are shown in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively.
Table 1: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019, by county
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
580 |
|
Cavan |
692 |
|
Clare |
844 |
|
Cork |
1,927 |
|
Donegal |
1,990 |
|
Dublin |
7,731 |
|
Galway |
1,601 |
|
Kerry |
965 |
|
Kildare |
1,060 |
|
Kilkenny |
654 |
|
Laois |
652 |
|
Leitrim |
273 |
|
Limerick |
1,249 |
|
Longford |
506 |
|
Louth |
1,391 |
|
Mayo |
1,097 |
|
Meath |
920 |
|
Monaghan |
397 |
|
Offaly |
579 |
|
Roscommon |
424 |
|
Sligo |
498 |
|
Tipperary |
1,031 |
|
Waterford |
1,052 |
|
Westmeath |
810 |
|
Wexford |
1,568 |
|
Wicklow |
856 |
|
Unknown |
39 |
|
Total |
31,386 |
Table 2: Continuous Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit claims since 2019, by age
|
Age |
Recipients |
|
Under 25 |
914 |
|
25-29 |
2,279 |
|
30-34 |
3,589 |
|
35-39 |
3,933 |
|
40-44 |
4,185 |
|
45-49 |
4,112 |
|
50-54 |
4,268 |
|
55-59 |
3,956 |
|
60+ |
4,150 |
|
Total |
31,386 |
