Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of citizens who are signing for credited contributions with her Department and are not in receipt of a social protection payment; and the cost of providing access to activation schemes for a cohort of 3,000, 5,000 and 7,000, respectively, of these citizens who are currently ineligible for schemes such as community employment, Tús, Gateway and JobBridge. [28989/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As of June 2014, 36,013 citizens were signing for credited contributions with the Department. None of these citizens were in receipt of a payment from the Department. The Deputy should note that JobBridge internships are open to those signing for social insurance credits for 3 months or more.

The average annual cost of a placement on Community Employment (CE), Tús and Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is in the range €14,500 to €15,946 per annum depending on the scheme. These costs are inclusive of the participant wage costs (the equivalence of their prior social protection payment plus €20 per week); employer PRSI; training grants to sponsor bodies (if appropriate); service fees; materials and supervisory costs.

The total net average additional cost to the Exchequer of employing a qualifying person on work placement/training schemes is estimated at approximately €4,500 per annum. The gross costs of additional participants on CE, Tús and RSS who are not currently receiving a social protection payment is estimated to be in the range €43.5m to €46.5m for 3,000 participants, €72.5m to €77.3m for 5,000 participants and €101.5m to €108.2m for 7,000 additional participants depending on the scheme.

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