Written answers
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit by gender and age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8251/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Recipients of Jobseeker’s allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit by age and sex at the end of January 2017
| - | Jobseeker's Allowance | - | Jobseeker's Benefit | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| 18 | 1,256 | 990 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 2,084 | 1,585 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 2,270 | 1,615 | 21 | 16 |
| 21 | 2,207 | 1,478 | 80 | 77 |
| 22 | 2,307 | 1,494 | 146 | 166 |
| 23 | 2,428 | 1,440 | 262 | 241 |
| 24 | 2,358 | 1,562 | 333 | 350 |
| 25 | 2,947 | 1,882 | 379 | 381 |
| 26 | 3,453 | 2,253 | 329 | 358 |
| 27 | 3,442 | 2,375 | 360 | 372 |
| 28 | 3,419 | 2,402 | 363 | 431 |
| 29 | 3,410 | 2,498 | 364 | 446 |
| 30 | 3,503 | 2,491 | 452 | 531 |
| 31 | 3,320 | 2,455 | 434 | 566 |
| 32 | 3,404 | 2,448 | 445 | 599 |
| 33 | 3,349 | 2,431 | 561 | 649 |
| 34 | 3,415 | 2,429 | 537 | 628 |
| 35 | 3,404 | 2,358 | 515 | 623 |
| 36 | 3,412 | 2,403 | 537 | 624 |
| 37 | 3,190 | 2,339 | 524 | 639 |
| 38 | 3,158 | 2,218 | 525 | 577 |
| 39 | 3,039 | 2,112 | 519 | 545 |
| 40 | 3,114 | 2,044 | 474 | 500 |
| 41 | 3,003 | 2,084 | 505 | 495 |
| 42 | 2,971 | 2,165 | 495 | 455 |
| 43 | 3,077 | 2,101 | 443 | 436 |
| 44 | 3,066 | 2,121 | 467 | 406 |
| 45 | 2,967 | 2,056 | 463 | 392 |
| 46 | 3,046 | 2,048 | 412 | 407 |
| 47 | 2,886 | 1,924 | 416 | 382 |
| 48 | 2,827 | 1,829 | 421 | 362 |
| 49 | 2,749 | 1,763 | 390 | 397 |
| 50 | 2,714 | 1,673 | 351 | 381 |
| 51 | 2,656 | 1,570 | 372 | 366 |
| 52 | 2,682 | 1,553 | 361 | 373 |
| 53 | 2,552 | 1,480 | 363 | 389 |
| 54 | 2,477 | 1,345 | 354 | 399 |
| 55 | 2,379 | 1,216 | 315 | 364 |
| 56 | 2,182 | 1,264 | 339 | 383 |
| 57 | 2,080 | 1,115 | 317 | 345 |
| 58 | 2,073 | 1,022 | 383 | 352 |
| 59 | 1,964 | 1,021 | 331 | 330 |
| 60 | 1,951 | 948 | 345 | 382 |
| 61 | 1,875 | 886 | 338 | 326 |
| 62 | 2,048 | 867 | 330 | 306 |
| 63 | 2,208 | 915 | 281 | 280 |
| 64 | 2,139 | 902 | 252 | 285 |
| 65 | 1,918 | 732 | 1,217 | 1,372 |
| 66 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 30 |
| Totals by sex | 130,408 | 83,909 | 18,448 | 19,722 |
| Scheme totals | 214,317 | 38,170 |
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