Written answers

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number in receipt of jobseeker's allowance has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31628/14]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31629/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 410 together. The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement.

Family Income Supplement Recipients

Year2009201020112012201330th June 2014
Number of Recipients25,96328,22328,87632,30744,15946,267
Jobseeker's Allowance Recipients
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012*
2013
30th June 2014
Number of Recipients
203,248
261,850
283,929
291,640
295,077
295,594
* Minor revision to previously published figures for JA for 2012 due to revised methodology.

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