Written answers

Thursday, 21 September 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare payments in which a qualified child increase payment is also paid in respect of children in the household; the number of children to whom this payment is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39959/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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At the end of July there were a total of almost 2 million recipients of a payment from my Department benefitting over 1.7 million children. A detailed breakdown by scheme (where available) is attached for the Deputy’s information.

Number of Recipients and Children benefitting from a Social Welfare payment at 31 July 2017

SchemeRecipientsFull Rate Qualified Child IncreaseHalf Rate Qualified Child IncreaseOther Children
State Pension (Non-Contributory)94,842431113
State Pension (Contributory)388,3771,146686
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension121,08510,579
Jobseeker's Allowance204,645109,57525,385
One Parent Family Payment 39,65172,072
Supplementary Welfare Allowance17,7548,657
Farm Assist7,3804,3891,399
Pre-Retirement Allowance2782
Jobseeker's Benefit42,3384,7163,484
Maternity Benefit19,360735143
Adoptive Benefit132
Health and Safety Benefit4677
Rural Social Scheme2,6561,355504
TUS - Community Work Placement6,6492,3382,110
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance 10,4577,0931,982
JobBridge National Internship Scheme2675414
Back To Education Allowance1,15280180
Gateway1835533
Partial Capacity Benefit2,093365353
Disability Allowance131,13327,55210,585
Carer's Allowance73,9353,72639,170
Domiciliary Care33,22836,085
Illness Benefit55,2408,0716,860
Interim Illness Benefit3957636
Injury Benefit1,107167108
Invalidity Pension56,9355,2167,635
Family Income Supplement56,975126,818
Child Benefit619,8801,184,240
Grand Total1,988,054269,180100,6871,347,143

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance, carers benefit, full rate and half rate, carers allowance, illness benefit, blind pension and invalidity pension, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39960/17]

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The number of persons in receipt of each of the schemes at the end of August 2017 are outlined in the following table:

SchemeTotal RecipientsFull RateHalf Rate
Disability Allowance131,790n/an/a
Carers Benefit2,708n/an/a
Carers Allowance74,21941,34032,880
Illness Benefit54,425n/an/a
Blind Pension1,242n/an/a
Invalidity Pension57,021n/an/a

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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