Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised)

3:15 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In the case of community employment schemes, the average cost per payment to a participant is some €265.26, while the figure for Tús is approximately €273.95. The difference arises because participants in Tús are drawn from the ranks of the long-term unemployed who tend to be younger and have more dependants. This makes the average payment higher than that for community employment participants.

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