Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amounts paid out in jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32133/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total expenditure for Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit over the last ten years, and to date in 2023, is set out in the table below. The 2023 figure is the estimated expenditure over the period January to May 2023. Expenditure figures for 2022 and 2023 are provisional. Expenditure on Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed is not included in the Jobseeker's Benefit expenditure.Table 1 - Expenditure on Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit, by year
|
Year |
Jobseeker's Allowance (€ million) |
Jobseeker's Benefit (€ million) |
|
2023 |
772.57 |
171.37 |
|
2022 |
1,641.49 |
475.46 |
|
2021 |
1,567.38 |
331.62 |
|
2020 |
1,656.77 |
404.68 |
|
2019 |
1,628.17 |
345.53 |
|
2018 |
1,840.75 |
339.13 |
|
2017 |
2,103.45 |
340.46 |
|
2016 |
2,452.33 |
355.81 |
|
2015 |
2,742.51 |
387.15 |
|
2014 |
2,923.29 |
420.4 |
|
2013 |
3,108.97 |
560.46 |
