Written answers
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are signing on the live register for jobseeker's allowance; jobseeker's benefit and for credits only, on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31983/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
County | Scheme | Under 25 years | 25 years and Over | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,102 | 4,305 | 5,407 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 50 | 742 | 792 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 8 | 432 | 440 |
- | Totals | 1,160 | 5,479 | 6,639 |
Cavan | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,135 | 4,337 | 5,472 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 43 | 674 | 717 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 475 | 477 |
- | Totals | 1,180 | 5,486 | 6,666 |
Clare | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,176 | 5,394 | 6,570 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 62 | 1,167 | 1,229 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 916 | 918 |
- | Totals | 1,240 | 7,477 | 8,717 |
Cork | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 4,777 | 23,591 | 28,368 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 291 | 5,176 | 5,467 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 25 | 3,945 | 3,970 |
- | Totals | 5,093 | 32,712 | 37,805 |
Donegal | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 3,286 | 12,686 | 15,972 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 174 | 2,254 | 2,428 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 7 | 1,401 | 1,408 |
- | Totals | 3,467 | 16,341 | 19,808 |
Dublin | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 4,085 | 60,585 | 74,670 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 32 | 12,689 | 13,521 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 64 | 9,220 | 9,284 |
- | Totals | 4,981 | 82,494 | 97,475 |
Galway | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,666 | 13,082 | 15,748 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 175 | 2,715 | 2,890 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 7 | 1,801 | 1,808 |
- | Totals | 2,848 | 17,598 | 20,446 |
Kerry | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,766 | 8,690 | 10,456 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 96 | 2,010 | 2,106 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 1,048 | 1,050 |
- | Totals | 1,864 | 11,748 | 13,612 |
Kildare | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,393 | 10,318 | 12,711 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 170 | 2,453 | 2,623 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 18 | 1,931 | 1,949 |
- | Totals | 2,581 | 14,702 | 17,283 |
Kilkenny | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 909 | 4,361 | 5,270 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 51 | 850 | 901 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 585 | 587 |
- | Totals | 962 | 5,796 | 6,758 |
Laois | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,416 | 5,479 | 6,895 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 74 | 1,011 | 1,085 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 5 | 702 | 707 |
- | Totals | 1,495 | 7,192 | 8,687 |
Leitrim | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 431 | 1,887 | 2,318 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 35 | 469 | 504 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 0 | 295 | 295 |
- | Totals | 466 | 2,651 | 3,117 |
Limerick | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,614 | 11,022 | 13,636 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 119 | 2,228 | 2,347 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 7 | 1,250 | 1,257 |
- | Totals | 2,740 | 14,500 | 17,240 |
Longford | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 769 | 3,252 | 4,021 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 37 | 437 | 474 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 297 | 299 |
- | Totals | 808 | 3,986 | 4,794 |
Louth | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,508 | 10,493 | 13,001 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 104 | 1,833 | 1,937 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 8 | 1,108 | 1,116 |
- | Totals | 2,620 | 13,434 | 16,054 |
Mayo | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,608 | 7,553 | 9,161 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 107 | 1,484 | 1,591 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 10 | 1,167 | 1,177 |
- | Totals | 1,725 | 10,204 | 11,929 |
Meath | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,399 | 6,056 | 7,455 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 70 | 1,347 | 1,417 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 14 | 921 | 935 |
- | Totals | 1,483 | 8,324 | 9,807 |
Monaghan | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 776 | 4,064 | 4,840 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 47 | 1,034 | 1,081 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 5 | 430 | 435 |
- | Totals | 828 | 5,528 | 6,356 |
Offaly | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,484 | 5,370 | 6,854 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 66 | 1,061 | 1,127 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 13 | 675 | 688 |
- | Totals | 1,563 | 7,106 | 8,669 |
Roscommon | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 573 | 2,367 | 2,940 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 29 | 485 | 514 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 4 | 403 | 407 |
- | Totals | 606 | 3,255 | 3,861 |
Sligo | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 781 | 3,162 | 3,943 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 57 | 718 | 775 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 2 | 479 | 481 |
- | Totals | 840 | 4,359 | 5,199 |
Tipperary | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,475 | 9,392 | 11,867 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 116 | 2,053 | 2,169 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 26 | 1,501 | 1,527 |
- | Totals | 2,617 | 12,946 | 15,563 |
Waterford | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,854 | 8,301 | 10,155 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 106 | 1,647 | 1,753 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 12 | 1,189 | 1,201 |
- | Totals | 1,972 | 11,137 | 13,109 |
Westmeath | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,581 | 6,112 | 7,693 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 80 | 1,249 | 1,329 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 6 | 936 | 942 |
- | Totals | 1,667 | 8,297 | 9,964 |
Wexford | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 1,958 | 8,161 | 10,119 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 106 | 1,618 | 1,724 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 7 | 1,097 | 1,104 |
- | Totals | 2,071 | 10,876 | 12,947 |
Wicklow | Jobseeker’s Allowance | 2,419 | 10,115 | 12,534 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit | 134 | 2,089 | 2,223 |
- | Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits | 18 | 1,533 | 1,551 |
Totals | 2,571 | 13,737 | 16,308 |
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