Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Schemes Data
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s allowance or signing on for credits for less than six months, for six to 12 months, for 12 to 24 months, for 24 to 36 months, for 36 to 48 months and for more than 48 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34918/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Recipients under 26 as at end October 2016.
Recipients | <6mths | 6-12mths | 1-2yrs | 2-3yrs | 3-4yrs | >4yrs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE | 11,538 | 4,927 | 5,973 | 2,969 | 1,807 | 2,716 | 29,930 |
CREDITS | 114 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 222 |
JOBSEEKER'S BENEFIT | 1,716 | 202 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,954 |
Sum: | 13,368 | 5,179 | 6,043 | 2,984 | 1,812 | 2,720 | 32,106 |
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing on for credits on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34919/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
County | JB Credits Only | Jobseekers Benefit | Jobseekers Allowance | County Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 2 | 22 | 648 | 672 |
Cavan | 3 | 29 | 609 | 641 |
Clare | 2 | 46 | 673 | 721 |
Cork | 22 | 154 | 2,198 | 2,374 |
Donegal | 9 | 82 | 1,692 | 1,783 |
Dublin | 61 | 595 | 7,125 | 7,781 |
Galway | 7 | 114 | 1,306 | 1,427 |
Kerry | 11 | 73 | 859 | 943 |
Kilkenny | - | 7 | 76 | 83 |
Kildare | 13 | 94 | 1,225 | 1,332 |
Kilkenny | 1 | 14 | 368 | 383 |
Laois | 4 | 31 | 746 | 781 |
Leitrim | 3 | 22 | 240 | 265 |
Limerick | 2 | 58 | 1,351 | 1,411 |
Longford | 5 | 23 | 460 | 488 |
Louth | 4 | 53 | 1,370 | 1,427 |
Mayo | 3 | 46 | 869 | 918 |
Meath | 5 | 47 | 668 | 720 |
Monaghan | 3 | 24 | 296 | 323 |
Offaly | 6 | 44 | 824 | 874 |
Roscommon | 3 | 16 | 305 | 324 |
Sligo | - | 28 | 407 | 435 |
Tipperary | 16 | 69 | 1,429 | 1,514 |
Waterford | 10 | 62 | 982 | 1,054 |
Westmeath | 4 | 55 | 922 | 981 |
Wexford | 10 | 87 | 1,439 | 1,536 |
Wicklow | 13 | 59 | 843 | 915 |
Grand Total | 222 | 1,954 | 29,930 | 32,106 |
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