Written answers
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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314. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the number of applications for various social welfare payments has fluctuated over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35721/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. A comparison is given between the 12 month period from June 2020 to May 2021 and the preceding 12 month period from June 2019 to May 2020 showing the percentage change in the average number of monthly scheme applications over the period for the standard Social Protection schemes.
| Scheme | Average Applications Jun 2019 - May 2020 | Average Applications Jun 2020 - May 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Pension (Contributory) | 3,149 | 3,158 | +0.3% |
| Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension | 676 | 649 | -3.9% |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 726 | 729 | +0.4% |
| Jobseekers Allowance | 11,742 | 10,696 | -8.9% |
| Jobseekers Benefit | 13,653 | 12,050 | -11.7% |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 893 | 818 | -8.4% |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance Basic | 4,350 | 2,763 | -36.5% |
| Maternity Benefit | 3,570 | 3,669 | +2.8% |
| Paternity Benefit | 2,209 | 2,273 | +2.9% |
| Parent's Benefit | 662 | 2,903 | +338.3% |
| Carer's Allowance | 1,504 | 1,588 | +5.6% |
| Carer's Benefit | 377 | 313 | -17.0% |
| Disability Allowance | 1,823 | 1,728 | -5.2% |
| Invalidity Pension | 819 | 788 | -3.8% |
| Illness Benefit | 19,791 | 26,244 | +32.6% |
| Occupational Injury Benefit | 1,055 | 726 | -31.2% |
| Child Benefit | 2,569 | 2,459 | -4.3% |
| Working Family Payment | 1,703 | 1,402 | -17.7% |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 659 | 682 | +3.4% |
| Household Benefits | 5,598 | 5,552 | -0.8% |
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