Written answers
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving each payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31898/15]
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31899/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 275 together.
The information requested by the Deputy, where available, is collated annually at the end of December each year for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report the 2014 version of which will be shortly presented to the Cabinet and published on my Department’s website.
The number of persons in County Cork receiving payments from my Departmentis detailed in the following tabular statement for the Deputy’s information.
Recipients of Social Welfare Payments in County Cork at the end of December 2014
| Scheme | Number of Recipients |
|---|---|
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 10,165 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 35,462 |
| State Pension (Transition) | 24 |
| Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Pension (Contributory) | 13,210 |
| Death Benefit | 94 |
| Total Pensions | 58,955 |
| Jobseeker’s Allowance | 23,926 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 6,670 |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 2,278 |
| Farm Assist | 788 |
| Pre-Retirement Allowance | 252 |
| Exceptional Needs Payments and Urgent Needs Payments | 9,693 |
| Other Supplements | 988 |
| Jobseeker’s Benefit | 4,371 |
| Health and Safety Benefit/Adoptive Benefit | 10 |
| Maternity Benefit | 2,662 |
| Total Working Age Income Supports | 51,638 |
| Community Employment Programme | 2,190 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 171 |
| Tús | 888 |
| Back to Work Allowance Self-employed | 740 |
| JobBridge | 517 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 1,985 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 181 |
| Short-Term Enterprise Allowance | 36 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive | 36 |
| Total Working Age Employment Supports | 6,744 |
Recipients of Social Welfare Payments in County Cork at the end of December 2014
| Scheme | Number of Recipients |
|---|---|
| Disability Allowance | 13,752 |
| Carer’s Allowance | 6,745 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 3,850 |
| Respite Care Grant | 9,022 |
| Illness Benefit | 7,386 |
| Injury Benefit | 108 |
| Interim Illness Benefit | 35 |
| Invalidity Pension | 7,216 |
| Disablement Benefit | 1,747 |
| Carer’s Benefit | 235 |
| Total Illness, Disability and Caring | 50,096 |
| Child Benefit (Families) | 68,969 |
| Family Income Supplement | 5,354 |
| Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance | 16,102 |
| Total Children | 90,425 |
| Rent Supplement | 7,656 |
| Mortgage Interest Supplement/Local Authority Mortgage Interest Supplement | 411 |
| Total Supplementary Payments | 8,067 |
| Grand Total | 265,925 |
No comments