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Thursday, 14 November 2013

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Colm KeaveneyColm Keaveney (Galway East, Independent)
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85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons broken down by payment and by year, in September of each year from 2008 to 2013 inclusive, in receipt in each of the following payments, illness benefit, disability allowance, the blind pension, injury benefit, disablement benefit, invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48586/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As of the end of September 2013 there were a total of 234,091 people in receipt in each of the following payments; illness benefit, disability allowance, the blind pension, injury benefit, disablement benefit and invalidity pension. I have attached a breakdown of the number of recipients in each of these schemes at the end of September 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for your information.

Number of Recipients at end of September each year.

PaymentIllness BenefitDisability AllowanceBlind PensionInjury BenefitDisablement BenefitInvalidity PensionTotals
200873,47193,8291,46985513,10054,815237,539
200976,74998,8981,46781213,42953,075244,430
201081,419101,0421,48982813,68651,478249,942
201176,107102,3311,49279113,86650,177244,764
201267,881102,8401,46866314,17049,183236,205
201360,726104,2111,40883014,18852,728234,091

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