Written answers
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Department of Social Protection
Jobseeker's Allowance Data
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age who are on an age-related social welfare payments, with a breakdown by the number in each year of age. [4601/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The only Working Age scheme with a specified differential rate of payment for those under 25 is Jobseekers’ Allowance. A breakdown of the number of recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance under the age of 25 as at 31 December 2014by age is detailed in the tabular statement.
Number of Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance aged under 25 as at 1December 2014.
Age | Number of Recipients |
---|---|
18 | 3,486 |
19 | 5,244 |
20 | 5,598 |
21 | 5,622 |
22 | 6,177 |
23 | 7,099 |
24 | 7,566 |
Total | 40,792 |
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