Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Department of Social Protection
Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance, jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit, broken down by the recipients' age, gender, ethnic background and-or nationality, and the length of time for which they have been in continuous receipt of a social protection payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40008/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows jobseeker's allowance recipients as at the end of November 2016:
Age Bands by Sex | Duration | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<3mths | 3-6mths | 6-12mths | 1-2yrs | 2-3yrs | >3yrs | Grand Total | |
Under 25 | 5961 | 3082 | 5374 | 5031 | 2411 | 2871 | 24730 |
M | 3651 | 1840 | 3152 | 2909 | 1471 | 1700 | 14723 |
W | 2310 | 1242 | 2222 | 2122 | 940 | 1171 | 10007 |
25-29 | 3867 | 2339 | 4357 | 4806 | 2760 | 10098 | 28227 |
M | 2392 | 1394 | 2568 | 2838 | 1610 | 5890 | 16692 |
W | 1475 | 945 | 1789 | 1968 | 1150 | 4208 | 11535 |
30-34 | 2918 | 1995 | 4234 | 4932 | 3091 | 12310 | 29480 |
M | 1716 | 1169 | 2417 | 2829 | 1836 | 7084 | 17051 |
W | 1202 | 826 | 1817 | 2103 | 1255 | 5226 | 12429 |
35-39 | 2546 | 1706 | 3537 | 4687 | 2898 | 12624 | 27998 |
M | 1575 | 999 | 2016 | 2677 | 1699 | 7520 | 16486 |
W | 971 | 707 | 1521 | 2010 | 1199 | 5104 | 11512 |
40-44 | 2069 | 1424 | 3021 | 4174 | 2829 | 12598 | 26115 |
M | 1259 | 871 | 1743 | 2291 | 1641 | 7625 | 15430 |
W | 810 | 553 | 1278 | 1883 | 1188 | 4973 | 10685 |
45-49 | 1885 | 1248 | 2786 | 3914 | 2614 | 11865 | 24312 |
M | 1156 | 731 | 1697 | 2112 | 1470 | 7452 | 14618 |
W | 729 | 517 | 1089 | 1802 | 1144 | 4413 | 9694 |
50-54 | 1539 | 1056 | 2305 | 3352 | 2366 | 10302 | 20920 |
M | 975 | 622 | 1391 | 1880 | 1364 | 6942 | 13174 |
W | 564 | 434 | 914 | 1472 | 1002 | 3360 | 7746 |
55-59 | 1152 | 810 | 1717 | 2331 | 1828 | 8584 | 16422 |
M | 737 | 516 | 1039 | 1369 | 1077 | 5989 | 10727 |
W | 415 | 294 | 678 | 962 | 751 | 2595 | 5695 |
60-64 | 612 | 476 | 1075 | 1771 | 1590 | 9298 | 14822 |
M | 425 | 294 | 722 | 1158 | 1016 | 6669 | 10284 |
W | 187 | 182 | 353 | 613 | 574 | 2629 | 4538 |
65 & over | 54 | 53 | 128 | 259 | 290 | 1867 | 2651 |
M | 40 | 42 | 92 | 183 | 193 | 1367 | 1917 |
W | 14 | 11 | 36 | 76 | 97 | 500 | 734 |
Grand Total | 22603 | 14189 | 28534 | 35257 | 22677 | 92417 | 215677 |
Jobseeker's Allowance Recipients as at end of November 2016
Nationality | Number of Recipients |
---|---|
AFGHANISTAN | 174 |
ALGERIA | 151 |
ANGOLA | 103 |
BRAZIL | 215 |
BULGARIA | 204 |
CHINA | 101 |
CONGO | 207 |
CROATIA | 147 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | 595 |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO | 212 |
ENGLAND | 1787 |
ESTONIA | 257 |
FRANCE | 279 |
GERMANY | 450 |
GHANA | 129 |
HUNGARY | 590 |
IRAN | 115 |
IRAQ | 129 |
IRELAND | 177329 |
ITALY | 371 |
LATVIA | 2221 |
LITHUANIA | 3737 |
MOLDOVA | 121 |
NETHERLANDS | 224 |
NIGERIA | 1289 |
Other | 2057 |
PAKISTAN | 256 |
PHILIPPINES | 117 |
POLAND | 9430 |
PORTUGAL | 280 |
ROMANIA | 2262 |
RUSSIA | 126 |
SCOTLAND | 229 |
SLOVAKIA | 1053 |
SOMALIA | 250 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 215 |
SPAIN | 289 |
SUDAN | 125 |
SYRIA | 164 |
UKRAINE | 175 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 7112 |
USA | 277 |
ZIMBABWE | 123 |
Grand Total | 215677 |
Jobseeker's Benefit Recipients as at end November 2016
Age Bands by Sex | Duration | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<3mths | 3-6mths | 6-12mths | 1-2yrs | 2yrs | >3yrs | Grand Total | |
Under 25 | 855 | 384 | 231 | 23 | 1493 | ||
M | 445 | 205 | 103 | 6 | 759 | ||
W | 410 | 179 | 128 | 17 | 734 | ||
25-29 | 1675 | 780 | 739 | 117 | 9 | 5 | 3325 |
M | 821 | 371 | 292 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1530 |
W | 854 | 409 | 447 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 1795 |
30-34 | 2228 | 1089 | 1347 | 223 | 29 | 3 | 4919 |
M | 1046 | 489 | 524 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 2140 |
W | 1182 | 600 | 823 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 2779 |
35-39 | 2156 | 1079 | 1581 | 300 | 24 | 10 | 5150 |
M | 1059 | 461 | 664 | 109 | 7 | 4 | 2304 |
W | 1097 | 618 | 917 | 191 | 17 | 6 | 2846 |
40-44 | 1803 | 950 | 1354 | 256 | 28 | 7 | 4398 |
M | 959 | 468 | 657 | 109 | 14 | 4 | 2211 |
W | 844 | 482 | 697 | 147 | 14 | 3 | 2187 |
45-49 | 1570 | 750 | 1163 | 238 | 28 | 11 | 3760 |
M | 846 | 392 | 593 | 105 | 12 | 6 | 1954 |
W | 724 | 358 | 570 | 133 | 16 | 5 | 1806 |
50-54 | 1411 | 737 | 1078 | 284 | 34 | 11 | 3555 |
M | 717 | 378 | 517 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 1727 |
W | 694 | 359 | 561 | 190 | 15 | 9 | 1828 |
55-59 | 1301 | 588 | 1024 | 240 | 31 | 11 | 3195 |
M | 623 | 297 | 506 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 1543 |
W | 678 | 291 | 518 | 137 | 18 | 10 | 1652 |
60-64 | 1114 | 515 | 1000 | 209 | 22 | 9 | 2869 |
M | 553 | 245 | 452 | 100 | 10 | 6 | 1366 |
W | 561 | 270 | 548 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 1503 |
65 & over | 708 | 508 | 1227 | 205 | 7 | 2655 | |
M | 326 | 241 | 563 | 102 | 3 | 1235 | |
W | 382 | 267 | 664 | 103 | 4 | 1420 | |
Grand Total | 14821 | 7380 | 10744 | 2095 | 212 | 67 | 35319 |
Jobseeker's Benefit Recipients as at end November 2016
Nationality | Number of Recipients |
---|---|
CZECH REPUBLIC | 106 |
ENGLAND | 225 |
FRANCE | 117 |
GERMANY | 107 |
HUNGARY | 142 |
IRELAND | 29066 |
ITALY | 143 |
LATVIA | 342 |
LITHUANIA | 692 |
Other | 780 |
POLAND | 2196 |
ROMANIA | 255 |
SLOVAKIA | 228 |
SPAIN | 130 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 790 |
Grand Total | 35319 |
Supplementary Welfare Allowance (Basic Payments) Recipients as at end November 2016
Age Bands by Sex | Duration | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<3m | 3-6m | 6m-1y | 1-2y | 2-3y | 3-4y | 4-5y | 5y+ | Grand Total | |
Under 25 | 1058 | 426 | 383 | 297 | 78 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2285 |
M | 544 | 225 | 212 | 188 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1239 |
W | 514 | 201 | 171 | 109 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1046 |
25-29 | 838 | 374 | 367 | 366 | 118 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 2159 |
M | 458 | 217 | 234 | 253 | 70 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 1297 |
W | 380 | 157 | 133 | 113 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 862 |
30-34 | 779 | 393 | 444 | 448 | 147 | 60 | 25 | 68 | 2364 |
M | 438 | 217 | 257 | 289 | 87 | 42 | 13 | 48 | 1391 |
W | 341 | 176 | 187 | 159 | 60 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 973 |
35-39 | 789 | 348 | 394 | 388 | 150 | 73 | 42 | 77 | 2261 |
M | 433 | 191 | 243 | 235 | 85 | 42 | 29 | 43 | 1301 |
W | 356 | 157 | 151 | 153 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 34 | 960 |
40-44 | 686 | 350 | 395 | 366 | 149 | 75 | 34 | 71 | 2126 |
M | 391 | 196 | 226 | 207 | 89 | 54 | 16 | 51 | 1230 |
W | 295 | 154 | 169 | 159 | 60 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 896 |
45-49 | 598 | 287 | 383 | 309 | 125 | 49 | 39 | 63 | 1853 |
M | 317 | 156 | 193 | 155 | 68 | 31 | 22 | 38 | 980 |
W | 281 | 131 | 190 | 154 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 873 |
50-54 | 545 | 268 | 334 | 296 | 124 | 54 | 27 | 75 | 1723 |
M | 284 | 141 | 175 | 127 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 44 | 859 |
W | 261 | 127 | 159 | 169 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 31 | 864 |
55-59 | 417 | 256 | 238 | 218 | 105 | 42 | 23 | 54 | 1353 |
M | 237 | 136 | 122 | 105 | 56 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 723 |
W | 180 | 120 | 116 | 113 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 630 |
60-64 | 228 | 134 | 149 | 142 | 54 | 34 | 28 | 46 | 815 |
M | 132 | 91 | 72 | 73 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 448 |
W | 96 | 43 | 77 | 69 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 367 |
65+ | 166 | 59 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 346 |
M | 112 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 223 |
W | 54 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 123 | |
Grand Total | 6104 | 2895 | 3131 | 2864 | 1061 | 477 | 252 | 501 | 17285 |
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