Written answers

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Code

9:00 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish, EU and non-EU citizens who were refused a welfare payment in 2011 due to failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition. [5453/12]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of applications that have been disallowed welfare payments, based on the failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition (HRC), from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is 4,494. A breakdown of the figures by nationality groupings is set out in the following tabular statement.

Table A: Number of Applications disallowed based on HRC in 2011

SchemeIrishEUNon-EUTotal
Child Benefit248612241,109
Disability Allowance3530958402
Carer's Allowance4212060222
Jobseeker's Allowance3101,7611512,222
Interim Jobseeker's Allowance2832722377
State Pension Contributory11-2
One Parent Family Payment1511134160
Total4553,4905494,494

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