Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year spend on all payments administered by his Department in 2010 in tabular form; the estimated number of persons eligible for these payments in 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21537/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The 2010 Revised Estimate Volume provides for total expenditure of €20.96 billion, of which €385 million relates to the cost of the administration of the Department. The information sought by the deputy is detailed in tables 1, 2, 3 below.
| Table 1: Vote 38 | |||
| 2010 REV | |||
| €000 | Estimate of Average Number of Recipients | ||
| ADMINISTRATION | 385,316 | N/A | |
| SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |||
| B. | State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 946,740 | 97,020 |
| C. | Blind Pension | 15,686 | 1,470 |
| D. | Child Benefit (No of children) | 2,260,990 | 1,135,300 |
| E. | Jobseeker's Allowance | 2,759,911 | 235,170 |
| F. | Farm Assist Scheme | 96,280 | 8,400 |
| G. | Employment Support Services | 229,330 | 24,386 |
| H. | Pre-Retirement Allowance | 75,440 | 6,500 |
| I. | One-Parent Family Payment | 1,119,932 | 90,870 |
| J. | Widow(er)s' Pension & Guardian's Payment (N/C) | 22,460 | 2,315 |
| K. | Deserted Wives Without Dependent Children | 5,070 | 415 |
| L. | Family Income Supplement | 215,040 | 30,000 |
| M. | Carer's Allowance | 541,460 | 52,000 |
| N. | Supplementary Welfare Allowances | 1,026,439 | See Table 3 |
| O. | Disability Allowance | 1,100,970 | 101,500 |
| P. | Respite Care Grant | 153,000 | 90,000 |
| Q. | Free Schemes (Assistance) | 408,536 | See Table 3 |
| R. | School Meals Schemes | 35,000 | N/A |
| S. | Grant to the Family Support Agency | 33,509 | N/A |
| T. | Grant to Citizens Information Board | 45,872 | N/A |
| U. | Domiciliary Care Allowance | 99,264 | 26,727 |
| V. | Miscellaneous Services | 4,892 | N/A |
| Subtotal Assistance | 11,195,821 | ||
| SOCIAL INSURANCE | |||
| W. | Payment to the Social Insurance Fund under Section 7(9) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. | 1,551,448 | N/A |
| Gross Total | 13,132,585 | ||
| Deduct :- | |||
| X. | Appropriations-In-Aid | 212,720 | N/A |
| Net Total | 12,919,865 |
| Table 2: Social Insurance Fund | |||
| 2010 REV | |||
| €000 | Estimate of Average Number of Recipients | ||
| SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND | |||
| INCOME | 7,073,988 | N/A | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||
| Benefits : | |||
| Illness Benefit | 884,420 | 78,200 | |
| Invalidity Pension | 685,610 | 56,600 | |
| Occupational Injuries Benefits | 109,750 | 15,000 | |
| Maternity Benefit | 351,890 | 25,000 | |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 650 | 58 | |
| Adoptive Benefit | 1,300 | 72 | |
| Treatment Benefits | 34,000 | N/A | |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 3,430,910 | 271,000 | |
| State Pension (Transition) | 111,100 | 9,300 | |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 1,545,840 | 146,000 | |
| Widows', Widowers' Pension (Con) | 1,320,260 | 1,900 | |
| Guardian's Payment (Con) | 10,500 | 415 | |
| Widowed Parent Grant .... | 4,800 | 800 | |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit .... | 93,790 | 8,600 | |
| Carer's Benefit .... | 31,260 | 2,100 | |
| Bereavement Grant .... | 20,400 | 24,000 | |
| Free Schemes (Insurance) .... | 302,482 | See Table 3 | |
| Redundancy & Insolvency Payments (a) .... | 340,000 | 66,740 | |
| Subtotal benefits | 9,278,962 | ||
| Administration (b) | 280,700 | N/A | |
| Total Expenditure | 9,559,662 | ||
| Excess of expenditure over income | 2,485,674 | ||
| Surplus carried forward | 934,226 | ||
| Deduct: Excess of expenditure over income | -2,485,674 | ||
| Surplus/deficit at end-year | -1,551,448 | ||
| Subvention from Vote 38 | 1,551,448 |
| Table 3: Vote 38 Subheads G, J, N, Q and Free Schemes (Insurance) | |||
| 2010 REV | |||
| €000 | Estimate of Average Number of Recipients | ||
| G. | ESS | ||
| 1. | Back to Work Allowance | 48,870 | 6,600 |
| 2. | Back to Education Allowance | 169,760 | 17,616 |
| 3. | Part Time Job Incentive | 1,130 | 170 |
| 4. | Assistance towards training etc. of BTWA participants | 3,000 | On Demand |
| 5. | Credit Union loan guarantee scheme | 20 | On Demand |
| 6. | Activation and Family Support Programme | 6,000 | On Demand |
| 7. | Second-chance education opportunities | 380 | On Demand |
| 8. | Assist persons unemployed for 5 years or more | 0 | On Demand |
| 9. | Special payments to long-term unemployed & lone parents | 170 | On Demand |
| Total | 229,330 | ||
| J. | Widow(er)s' Pension & Guardian's Payment (N/C) | ||
| 1. | Widows'/Widowers' Pension (Non/Con) | 17,760 | 1,900 |
| 2. | Guardian's Payment (Non/Con) | 4,700 | 415 |
| Total | 22,460 | ||
| N. | SWA | ||
| 1. | Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | 194,550 | 36,592 |
| 2. | Direct Provision payments | 5,000 | 5,060 |
| 3. | Supplements i.e. | ||
| - Rent (secondary benefit) | 509,200 | 98,000 | |
| - Mortgage Interest (secondary benefit) | 63,928 | 16,000 | |
| - Other - diet & heating | 14,930 | On Demand | |
| 4. | Except. & urgent needs | 90,000 | 287,000 |
| 5. | B-to-S Clothing etc. | 82,830 | 165,000 |
| 6. | Humanitarian Aid | 1 | N/A |
| 7. | Administration | 66,000 | N/A |
| Total | 1,026,439 |
| Table 3: Subheads G, J, N, Q and Free Schemes (Insurance) | |||
| 2010 REV | |||
| €000 | Estimate of Average Number of Beneficiaries | ||
| FREE SCHEMES (Assistance): | |||
| 1. | Free travel | 77,000 | 687,060 |
| 2. | Fuel allowance | 165,520 | 220,618 |
| 3. | Electricity allowance | 82,498 | 144,216 |
| 4. | Free Television Licence | 23,076 | 151,026 |
| 5. | Telephone allowance | 54,047 | 172,540 |
| 6. | Natural gas allowance | 6,176 | 11,638 |
| 7. | Bottled gas allowance | 219 | 1,404 |
| Total | 408,536 | ||
| 2010 REV | |||
| €000 | Estimate of Average Number of Beneficiaries | ||
| FREE SCHEMES (Insurance): | |||
| 1. | Free travel | - | N/A |
| 2. | Fuel allowance | 62,330 | 114,667 |
| 3. | Electricity allowance | 119,650 | 209,255 |
| 4. | Free Television Licence | 36,100 | 236,221 |
| 5. | Telephone allowance | 67,140 | 214,321 |
| 6. | Natural gas allowance | 17,230 | 32,447 |
| 7. | Bottled gas allowance | 32 | 263 |
| Total | 302,482 |
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