Written answers
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of each social welfare payment or support in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50537/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information (where available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
The number of recipients of each social welfare payment or support at the end of October 2019.
| Type of Payment | Recipients |
|---|---|
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 94,799 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 428,576 |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension | 122,328 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 135,240 |
| One Parent Family Payment | 39,416 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance (2) | 15,472 |
| Direct Provision Allowance | 4,061 |
| Farm Assist | 6,000 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 31,166 |
| Maternity Benefit | 21,023 |
| Adoptive Benefit | 15 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 38 |
| Paternity Benefit | 626 |
| Community Employment Programme | 21,189 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 3,183 |
| TUS - Community Work Placement | 5,494 |
| Job Initiative | 640 |
| Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | 4,290 |
| Back To Education Allowance | 6,734 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | 184 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 2,847 |
| Disability Allowance | 145,544 |
| Carer's Allowance | 83,085 |
| Illness Benefit | 46,291 |
| Injury Benefit | 1,208 |
| Invalidity Pension | 58,073 |
| Disablement Benefit | 15,095 |
| Carer's Benefit | 2,995 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance (Families) | 41,661 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance (Children) | 45,989 |
| Child Benefit (Families) | 635,790 |
| Child Benefit (Children) | 1,214,680 |
| Back to work Family Dividend | 5,607 |
| Working Family Payment | 52,036 |
| Household Benefits | 447,749 |
| Rent/Local Authority Mortgage Supplement | 16,957 |
| Rent Allowance | 56 |
| Living Alone Allowance | 208,337 |
| Over 80 Allowance | 166,859 |
| Island Allowance | 566 |
| Free Travel | 961,225 |
| JobsPlus Employers in payment | 1,948 |
| JobsPlus Employees in payment | 2,333 |
| Grand Total | 5,097,405 |
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