Written answers
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Department of Social Protection
Unemployment Benefits Data
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a jobseeker's payment under 26 years of age; and the number of persons receiving the payment in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. [25932/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit at the end of April in each of the years 2014 to 2017
| Age | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3,333 | 3,103 | 2,594 | 2,074 | |
| 19 | 5,965 | 5,116 | 4,375 | 3,485 | |
| 20 | 6,630 | 5,443 | 4,480 | 3,734 | |
| 21 | 6,757 | 5,382 | 4,518 | 3,530 | |
| 22 | 7,416 | 5,430 | 4,315 | 3,480 | |
| 23 | 8,634 | 6,153 | 4,526 | 3,670 | |
| 24 | 8,572 | 6,838 | 4,956 | 3,633 | |
| 25 | 8,711 | 7,126 | 5,976 | 4,316 | |
| Jobseeker’s Allowance | Totals | 56,018 | 44,591 | 35,740 | 27,922 |
| Age | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| 18 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
| 20 | 86 | 76 | 51 | 51 | |
| 21 | 211 | 192 | 177 | 158 | |
| 22 | 525 | 393 | 306 | 260 | |
| 23 | 719 | 680 | 559 | 422 | |
| 24 | 938 | 820 | 641 | 631 | |
| 25 | 1,010 | 817 | 737 | 701 | |
| Jobseeker’s Benefit | Totals | 3,515 | 2,994 | 2,489 | 2,241 |
No comments