Written answers
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Rates
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of every €1 and €5 increase in weekly social protection payments for 2021; the cost by individual payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare scheme by €1 and €5 per week is as follows;
| Scheme | Full year cost of a €1 increase (€m) | Full year cost of a €5 increase (€m) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Schemes | ||
| Pension Payments | ||
| State Pension (Contributory) | 24.01 | 118.69 |
| Widow/er's Contributory Pension (Aged 66 and over) | 4.61 | 23.00 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit (Aged 66 and over) | 0.16 | 0.77 |
| Death Benefit Pension (Aged 66 and over) | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Working Age Payments | ||
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension | 1.52 | 7.54 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 0.14 | 0.71 |
| Invalidity Pension | 3.25 | 16.30 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 0.11 | 0.53 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Disablement Pension | 0.27 | 1.31 |
| Illness Benefit | 2.64 | 13.22 |
| Injury Benefit | 0.05 | 0.23 |
| Incapacity Supplement | 0.05 | 0.24 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 2.90 | 14.48 |
| Carer's Benefit | 0.15 | 0.74 |
| Maternity & Adoptive Benefit | 1.08 | 5.42 |
| Paternity Benefit | 0.06 | 0.30 |
| Parent’s Benefit | 0.09 | 0.44 |
| *Total Social Insurance Schemes | 41.19 | 204.49 |
| Scheme | Full year cost of a €1 increase (€m) | Full year cost of a €5 increase (€m) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Assistance Schemes | ||
| Pension Payments | ||
| State Pension (Non Con) | 5.07 | 25.34 |
| Carer's Allowance (Aged 66 and over) | 0.10 | 0.50 |
| Half-Rate Carer's Allowance (Aged 66 and over) | 0.37 | 1.84 |
| Working Age Payments | ||
| Blind Pension | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension | 0.07 | 0.33 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 2.05 | 10.24 |
| Carer's Allowance | 2.34 | 11.72 |
| Half-Rate Carer's Allowance | 0.64 | 3.18 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 13.73 | 68.06 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance - for those aged 18 to 24 years of age | 1.33 | 6.66 |
| Disability Allowance | 8.22 | 40.92 |
| Farm Assist | 0.36 | 1.80 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 0.25 | 1.26 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | 0.19 | 0.91 |
| Community Employment | 1.31 | 6.51 |
| TÚS | 0.34 | 1.71 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 0.22 | 1.07 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Jobs Initiative | 0.06 | 0.31 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 0.95 | 4.72 |
| *Total Social Assistance Schemes | 37.70 | 187.58 |
| *Overall Total | 78.89 | 392.07 |
*Rounding may impact totals
The costs shown above are on a full-year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2020 for all schemes except Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit, which are based on initial estimates for 2021. The Department is currently finalising the estimates for 2021 and as such, these costings are subject to change.
It should also be noted that these costings include proportionate increases for qualified adults, where relevant.
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