Written answers

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of education courses, training programs and labour activation programmes, such as Tús and Gateway, who were previously in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance, jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit, broken down by the recipients' age, gender, ethnic background and-or nationality, and the time for which they were in continuous receipt of a social welfare payment prior to taking up a position in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40009/16]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons that have availed of education, training and labour market activation programmes such as Tús and Gateway who were previously in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance is not readily available in my Department. The Central Statistics Office publishes the number of persons who are participating on activation schemes monthly on their website.

The tabular statement details recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit whose claim ended due to having found work, broken down by the recipient’s age, broad nationality grouping, and length of time in continuous receipt of a social welfare payment prior to finding work. A further breakdown by sex is not given, due to the statistical disclosure risk associated with the small cell sizes which would result in some cases.

Number of persons whose Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit Claim was closed for the specified reason of having found work 1 January to 31 October 2016

<3mths3-6mths6mths-1yr1-2yrs2-3yrs3-5yrs>5yrsGrand Total
IRELAND
<207155374792151,946
20-244,8422,5951,8741,3426003859111,729
25-3412,1755,5983,8712,5781,1951,3381,43628,191
35-449,1063,8292,8681,6418289901,06420,326
45-5411,8113,0632,1621,43763165268620,442
55-595,3751,1677674712322102038,425
60-644,074757459244136142945,906
Total 48,09817,54612,4807,9283,6223,7173,57496,965
United Kingdom
<20181317553
20-24646344411454235
25-341821067868283139532
35-4429615510166313942730
45-54604207153924748611,212
55-59167674935111711357
60-649336188248169
Total1,4246474603151331441653,288
EU Countries
<204838417---134
20-24373217141864183869
25-342,2531,2078325142262061325,370
35-442,1491,0817474832812352615,237
45-546593672421649995851,711
55-59188816630242828445
60-647535157974152
Total5,7453,0262,0841,29168057951313,918

Number of persons whose Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit Claim was closed for the specified reason of having found work 1 January to 31 October 2016

Other Countries
<20
7
3
2
1
0
0
0
13
20-24
47
32
28
24
5
6
1
143
25-34
220
126
98
66
43
23
19
595
35-44
344
186
116
101
41
61
33
882
45-54
174
77
75
42
29
18
14
429
55-59
59
15
17
14
4
6
4
119
60-64
22
6
4
3
2
3
1
41
Total
873
445
340
251
124
117
72
2,222
Grand Total
56,140
21,664
15,364
9,785
4,559
4,557
4,324
116,393

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