Written answers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Department of Social Protection
Job Initiatives
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently availing of each job activation programme; and the estimated expenditure on each for 2015. [20084/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of persons currently availing of each job activation programme under my remit and the estimated expenditure is detailed in the table.
Working Age Employment Support Recipients April 2015 and 2015 Expenditure Estimate
Scheme | ~Number of Recipients | Expenditure €000 |
|---|---|---|
| Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) | 24,394 | 373,300 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 2,523 | 45,000 |
| TUS-Community Work Placement Initiative | 7,705 | 112,700 |
| Job Initiative | 1,012 | 21,200 |
| Back to Work Allowance Scheme-Employee | 0 | |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme-Self Employed | 11,490 | 123,300 |
| National Internship Scheme – JobBridge | 5,231 | 77,210 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 23,268 | 146,600 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | 381 | 1,900 |
| Gateway | 2,080 | 22,375 |
| Jobplus | 4,670 | 25,500 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 1,475 | 11,500 |
| Other Employment Supports* | N/a | 63,545 |
| Community Services Programme | N/a | 45,000 |
| Back to work Family Dividend | Scheme not commenced | 22,000 |
| Totals | 84,229 | 1,091,130 |
* Includes expenditure on Assistance towards training for BTW participants, Technical Employment Support Grant (funded from National Training Fund), Credit Union loan guarantee scheme, Activation and Family Support Programme (AFSP), special payments to long term unemployed and lone parents, Drugs Task Force, European and Other Initiatives, Local Employment Service, Jobs Clubs, Wage Subsidy Scheme, EmployAbility Service and Disability Activation and Employment Supports
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