Written answers
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Department of Social Protection
Qualified Child Increase Payments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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388. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of children with respect to whom a qualified child increase is being paid. [22458/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The total number of children with respect to whom a qualified child increase was being paid at the end of April was 494,913 and a further 99,910 children benefited from child related payments other than child benefit. A breakdown of these figures is detailed in the following tabular statement. Payment of child benefit in respect of 1,174,230 children was also made during the month.
Number of Children benefitting from Weekly Social Welfare Payments April 2014
| - | - | Qualified Children | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Payment | Full Rate | Half Rate | Other Children | Total Number of Children |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 464 | 131 | 0 | 595 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 1,464 | 1,291 | 0 | 2,755 |
| State Pension (Transition) | 82 | 35 | 0 | 117 |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension | 11,465 | 0 | 0 | 11,465 |
| Death Benefit (OIB Widows) | 107 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Total Number of QCI’s on Pensions | 13,582 | 1,457 | 0 | 15,039 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 126,579 | 42,949 | 0 | 169,528 |
| One Parent Family Payment | 131,377 | 0 | 0 | 131,377 |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 12,002 | 0 | 0 | 12,002 |
| Farm Assist | 6,751 | 1,851 | 0 | 8,602 |
| Pre-Retirement Allowance | 72 | 24 | 0 | 96 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 7,310 | 7,115 | 0 | 14,425 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 643 | 0 | 0 | 643 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Total Number of QCI’s on Income Supports | 284,744 | 51,944 | 0 | 336,688 |
| Community Employment Programme | 9,258 | 6,504 | 0 | 15,762 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 1,452 | 351 | 0 | 1,803 |
| Tús - Community Work Placement | 2,970 | 1,569 | 0 | 4,539 |
| Back To Work Allowance Employee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | 7255 | 2,162 | 0 | 9,417 |
| JobBridge National Internship Scheme | 1,367 | 526 | 0 | 1,893 |
| Back To Education Allowance | 6,446 | 2,771 | 0 | 9,217 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 209 | 279 | 0 | 488 |
| Total Number of QCI’s on Employment Supports | 28,960 | 14,165 | 0 | 43,125 |
| Disability Allowance | 20,545 | 8,467 | 0 | 29,012 |
| Blind Pension | 248 | 124 | 0 | 372 |
| Carer's Allowance | 2,802 | 31,394 | 0 | 34,196 |
| Illness Benefit | 8,385 | 11,225 | 0 | 19,610 |
| Interim Illness Benefit | 74 | 39 | 0 | 113 |
| Injury Benefit | 142 | 116 | 0 | 258 |
| Invalidity Pension | 5,076 | 10,422 | 0 | 15,498 |
| Disablement Benefit | 78 | 120 | 0 | 198 |
| Carer's Benefit | 86 | 718 | 0 | 804 |
| Total Number of QCI’s on Disability Payments | 37,436 | 62,625 | 0 | 100,061 |
| Family Income Supplement | 0 | 0 | 98,679 | 98,679 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | 0 | 0 | 366 | 366 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 0 | 0 | 865 | 865 |
| Total Child Related Payments | 0 | 0 | 99,910 | 99,910 |
| Grand Total | 364,722 | 130,191 | 99,910 | 594,823 |
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