Written answers
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out by county in supplementary welfare in January 2021 to date; and the general reason for each payment in tabular form. [4576/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The amount paid out by county in supplementary welfare in January 2021 to date is set out in the following table.
| COUNTY | Amount paid between 3rd and 24th of January 2021 |
|---|---|
| CARLOW | €249,215 |
| CAVAN | €158,997 |
| CLARE | €181,436 |
| CORK | €2,077,395 |
| DONEGAL | €248,425 |
| DUBLIN | €24,600,390 |
| GALWAY | €663,554 |
| KERRY | €527,705 |
| KILDARE | €2,113,881 |
| KILKENNY | €334,725 |
| LAOIS | €240,521 |
| LEITRIM | €71,990 |
| LIMERICK | €617,841 |
| LONGFORD | €95,156 |
| LOUTH | €504,354 |
| MAYO | €274,864 |
| MEATH | €851,902 |
| MONAGHAN | €179,476 |
| OFFALY | €238,876 |
| ROSCOMMON | €231,157 |
| SLIGO | €190,776 |
| TIPPERARY | €504,877 |
| WATERFORD | €381,574 |
| WESTMEATH | €362,482 |
| WEXFORD | €433,234 |
| WICKLOW | €2,264,228 |
| TOTAL | €38,599,031 |
The breakdown by general category is given by the table below. Note that the figures referenced in this table refers to the total number of payments issued in January to date for each general category.
| Description | Total payments issued in January 2021 to date | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Asylum Seeker | 14,191 | 9.0% |
| Basic SWA - all others | 1,499 | 1.0% |
| Carer's Allowance | 6,940 | 4.4% |
| Diet Supplement | 88 | 0.1% |
| Disability Payment | 1,206 | 0.8% |
| Exceptional Needs | 360 | 0.2% |
| Ex-Institution Payment | 2,973 | 1.9% |
| Family Income Supplement | 4,398 | 2.8% |
| Fuel Supplement | 2,110 | 1.3% |
| Graduated Disability Benefit | 2,692 | 1.7% |
| Heat Supplement | 3,908 | 2.5% |
| Illness Payment | 172 | 0.1% |
| Jobeeker's Benefit | 885 | 0.6% |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 16,042 | 10.2% |
| Mortgage Supplement | 47 | 0.0% |
| No Fixed Abode | 16,617 | 10.6% |
| One Parent Family | 139 | 0.1% |
| Other Payments | 2,750 | 1.8% |
| Payment to Carer | 670 | 0.4% |
| Pension Payment | 948 | 0.6% |
| Rent Supplement | 174 | 0.1% |
| Travel Supplement | 77,293 | 49.2% |
| Unemployment Appeal | 957 | 0.6% |
| TOTAL | 157,059 | 100.0% |
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