Written answers
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Rates
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension payments by €10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/16]
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing disability allowance by €10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19343/16]
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing basic social protection rates for the jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit, illness benefit and carer’s allowance by €5 and €10 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/16]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2017 of increasing all working age payments, including the costs of proportionate increases for qualified adults, by €10.00, listing all working age payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 281, 282, 285 and 313 together.
The following table lists per scheme the indicative cost of a €10 increase in weekly rates of payment for those of pension age. The costs include a proportionate increase for recipients with qualified adults.
| Scheme | Cost in 2017 €m |
|---|---|
| State Pension Contributory | 208.0 |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension – aged 66 or over | 44.1 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit – aged 66 or over | 1.2 |
| Death Benefit Pension – aged 66 or over | 0.2 |
| State Pension Non Contributory | 50.5 |
| Carer's Allowance – aged 66 or over | 1.1 |
| Half Rate Carer's Allowance – aged 66 or over | 2.6 |
| OVERALL TOTAL | 307.7 |
The following Table details by scheme the indicative cost of a €10 increase in weekly rates of payment for those of working age. The costs include a proportionate increase for recipients with qualified adults. Listed in the table are €10 increases for recipients Disability Allowance, Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseeker's Benefit, Illness Benefit and Carer’s Allowance.
| Scheme | Cost in 2017 €m |
|---|---|
| Social Insurance Schemes | |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension | 15.9 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 2.2 |
| Invalidity Pension | 31.9 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 0.7 |
| Disablement Pension | 3.3 |
| Illness Benefit | 28.9 |
| Injury Benefit | 0.7 |
| Incapacity Supplement | 0.6 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 17.6 |
| Carer's Benefit | 1.4 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 0.0 |
| Maternity & Adoptive Benefit | 11.6 |
| Social Assistance Schemes | |
| Blind Person's Pension | 0.7 |
| Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension | 0.8 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 0.1 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 21.5 |
| Carer's Allowance | 19.0 |
| Half Rate Carer's Allowance | 5.2 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | 0.2 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 127.2 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance (€100 rate) | 11.6 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance (€144 rate) | 2.4 |
| Pre-Retirement Allowance | 0.1 |
| Disability Allowance | 70.0 |
| Farm Assist | 5.5 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 6.1 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | 6.8 |
| Community Employment Programme | 13.9 |
| TÚS - Community Work Placement Initiative | 5.2 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 1.8 |
| JobBridge - National Internship | 1.2 |
| Gateway | 1.1 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 8.8 |
| OVERALL TOTAL | 424.0 |
The costs shown above are on a full year basis and assume that, where relevant, each increase is implemented from the beginning of January. It should be noted that these costings relate to 2017 and are subject to change over the coming months in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2017.
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