Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of payments under the jobseeker's allowance scheme and under the jobseeker's benefit scheme; the extent to which these numbers have fluctuated in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1534/16]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement below.
| Jobseeker’s Allowance | Jobseeker’s Benefit | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Recipients | Year on Year Variance | Recipients | Year on Year Variance | Recipients | Year on Year Variance |
| 2010 | 261850 | - | 123457 | - | 385307 | - |
| 2011 | 283929 | 8.4% | 96044 | -22% | 379973 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 291640 | 2.7% | 78459 | -18% | 370099 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 295077 | 1.2% | 55068 | -30% | 350145 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 269951 | -8.5% | 46335 | -16% | 316286 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 246537 | -8.7% | 37845 | -18% | 284382 | -10.1% |
| Overall Variance 2015 V 2010 | -5.8% | -69.3% | -26.2% | |||
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of persons in receipt of a long-term unemployment payment have fluctuated in the past six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1535/16]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Recipients of a long-term unemployment payment are people in receipt of a social welfare jobseeker’s payment continuously for a period exceeding one year. The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the tabular statement below.
Long-term recipients at the end of each year 2010 to 2015
| Year | Recipients | Year on Year Variance |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 177,067 | - |
| 2011 | 205,925 | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 214,428 | 4.1% |
| 2013 | 205,248 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 187,798 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 150,582 | -19.8% |
| Overall Variance 2015 V 2010 | -15.0% |
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