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Thursday, 17 December 2015

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a social protection payment, and the type of payment, in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [46227/15]

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a social protection payment, and the type of payment, in County Longford, in tabular form. [46228/15]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together.

The information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the following table.

Recipients of a Social Welfare payment in Counties Westmeath and Longford at the end of November 2015

Type of PaymentWestmeathLongford
State Pension (Non-Contributory)1,7461,321
State Pension (Contributory)5,8252,721
State Pension (Transition)00
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension2,2901,040
Death Benefit (OIB Widows)N/AN/A
Jobseeker's Allowance6,5192,833
One Parent Family Payment841393
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory PensionN/AN/A
Deserted Wife's AllowanceN/AN/A
Supplementary Welfare AllowanceN/AN/A
Farm Assist132174
Pre-Retirement Allowance1115
Jobseeker's Benefit939265
Deserted Wife's BenefitN/AN/A
Maternity Benefit396154
Adoptive Benefit00
Health and Safety Benefit14
Community Employment Programme635351
Rural Social SchemeN/AN/A
TUS - Community Work PlacementN/AN/A
Job InitiativeN/AN/A
Back To Work Allowance Employee00
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance229149
JobBridge National Internship Scheme10350
Back To Education Allowance(3)461201
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme104
GatewayN/AN/A
JobsPlusN/AN/A
Other Employment Supports(6)N/AN/A
Partial Capacity Benefit1820
Disability Allowance2,3881,370
Blind PensionN/AN/A
Carer's Allowance1,350853
Illness Benefit1,025534
Interim Illness Benefit96
Injury Benefit205
Invalidity Pension1,214581
Disablement BenefitN/AN/A
Carer's BenefitN/AN/A
Domiciliary Care Allowance623230
Family Income SupplementN/AN/A
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)N/AN/A
Guardian's Payment (Contributory)N/AN/A
Child Benefit Families12,4405,590
Child Benefit Children24,11511,280
Domiciliary Care Allowance623230
Rent AllowanceN/AN/A

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