Written answers

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

9:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the current recipients of rent supplement by work status and those on welfare by principal welfare payment. [40557/09]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows the number of recipients of rent supplement by primary social welfare payment. A breakdown of recipients by work status is not available.

TABLE

Number of Recipients of Rent Supplement by Primary Payment at 29 October 2009.

Payment TypeRecipientsAs % of Total
State Pensions1,5661.7%
Pre-Retirement Allowance1120.1%
Widows and Widower's Pensions4140.5%
One-Parent Family Payment16,00117.5%
Invalidity Pension1,0521.1%
Illness Benefit2,6362.9%
Disability Allowance9,90210.8%
Long-Term Jobseekers Allowance15,52516.9%
Short-Term Jobseekers Allowance10,39611.3%
Jobseekers Benefit11,08412.1%
Supplementary Welfare Allowance13,45914.7%
Employment Support Services *3,3703.7%
DSS (UK)3590.4%
Other5,7586.3%
Total91,634100.0%

* Includes Back to Work Allowance, Community Employment, Back to Education Allowance, VTOS and FAS

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