Written answers

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons between 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance and signing for credits that are in the low, medium and high prediction of exit date categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25879/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am informed that at the end of May there were a total of 25,069 persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance and signing for credits. A breakdown of this number by scheme and probability of exit (PEX) category is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Number of persons aged 18 to 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and allowance and signing for credits at the end of May 2018
PEX CategoryJobseekers AllowanceJobseekers BenefitJobseekers CreditsGrand Total
Low4,9372414,962
Medium14,9358607515,870
High780902191,701
No Category2,068408602,536
Grand Totals22,7202,19415525,069

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