Written answers
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
10:00 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance in Waterford city and county; and the number of people in Waterford city and county in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance in each of the years 2003 to 2007. [44696/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The following tabular statement shows the number of recipients of supplementary welfare allowance in Waterford City and County from 2003 to date. The total number of exceptional needs payments issued under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in Waterford City and County from 2004 to date is also shown. A sub-total of these data in respect of Waterford City is not available.
| Number of Recipients of Supplementary Welfare Allowance in Waterford city and county from 2003 to date | ||||
| Basic SWA | Rent Supplement | Mortgage Interest Supplement | Other Supplements** | |
| 2003 | 953 | 1,563 | 80 | 544 |
| 2004 | 889 | 1,578 | 76 | 464 |
| 2005 | 884 | 1,804 | 68 | 436 |
| 2006 | 689 | 1,737 | 76 | 423 |
| 2007 | 779 | 1,776 | 91 | 412 |
| 2008* | 870 | 2,066 | 204 | 390 |
| *Up to 28 November 2008. | ||||
| **Includes Diet, Heating, Travel, etc. |
| Total Number of Exceptional Needs Payments in Waterford city and county from 2003 to date | |
| Year | Payments |
| 2003 | Not Available |
| 2004 | 6,749 |
| 2005 | 6,671 |
| 2006 | 5,950 |
| 2007 | 5,533 |
| 2008* | 6,094 |
| *28 November 2008. |
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