Written answers
Thursday, 24 June 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Rates
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments in tabular form (details supplied). [34112/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment by €1 is shown in the table below.
| Payment | Personal €m | Qualified Adult €m | Total €m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Schemes | |||
| State Pension (Contributory) | € 22.0 | € 3.0 | € 25.0 |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension | € 6.2 | € 6.2 | |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | € 0.3 | € 0.3 | |
| Invalidity Pension | € 3.1 | € 0.2 | € 3.3 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | € 0.1 | € 0.0 | € 0.1 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | € 0.1 | € 0.1 | |
| Disablement Pension | € 0.2 | € 0.2 | |
| Illness Benefit | € 2.5 | € 0.1 | € 2.6 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | € 6.6 | € 0.4 | € 7.0 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit (Self Employed) | € 0.2 | € 0.0 | € 0.2 |
| Carer's Benefit | € 0.2 | € 0.2 | |
| Maternity & Adoptive Benefit | € 1.0 | € 1.0 | |
| Paternity & Parent's Benefit | € 0.1 | € 0.1 | |
| Social Assistance Schemes | |||
| State Pension (Non Con) | € 5.0 | € 0.1 | € 5.1 |
| Blind Person's Pension | € 0.1 | € 0.0 | € 0.1 |
| Widow/ers or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Con) Pension | € 0.1 | € 0.1 | |
| One-Parent Family Payment | € 2.1 | € 2.1 | |
| Carer's Allowance | € 2.6 | € 2.6 | |
| Half Rate Carer's Allowance | € 1.1 | € 1.1 | |
| Jobseeker's Allowance Max Rate | € 6.4 | € 1.1 | € 7.5 |
| JA age 18 to 24 | € 0.7 | € 0.0 | € 0.7 |
| Disability Allowance | € 8.0 | € 0.6 | € 8.6 |
| Farm Assist | € 0.3 | € 0.1 | € 0.4 |
| Employment Support Schemes (BTWA & BTEA) | € 0.7 | € 0.1 | € 0.8 |
| Employment/Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.) | € 1.7 | € 0.3 | € 2.0 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | € 0.7 | € 0.1 | € 0.8 |
| TOTAL* | € 72.1 | € 6.1 | € 78.2 |
*Rounding may affect totals.
| Cost of €1 Change - Weekly Schemes | €m |
|---|---|
| Pensioners - Aged 66 years and over | € 35.5 |
| Working Age - Aged under 66 years | |
| People With Disabilities | € 12.3 |
| Carers | € 3.4 |
| All Other Rates | € 24.3 |
| Employment Supports/Internships | € 2.7 |
| Overall Total | € 78.2 |
| Changes to Other Schemes/Payments | €m |
|---|---|
| €1 change in the monthly rate of Child Benefit | € 15.0 |
| €1 change in the rate of Fuel Allowance | € 10.5 |
| Change to the duration of the Fuel Allowance - cost of an additional week | € 10.5 |
| €1 change in the rate of Qualified Child Increase - age under 12 | € 10.8 |
| €1 change in the rate of Qualified Child Increase - age 12 and over | € 6.8 |
| €1 change in the rate of Living Alone Allowance (for everyone) | € 11.3 |
| - Pensioners only | € 9.1 |
| - Other schemes (Invalidity Pension, Disability Allowance, Blind Pension | € 2.2 |
The costs shown above are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2021. These costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
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