Written answers
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the fuel allowance, by social protection scheme, from September 2019 to date, by payment type and month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51180/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The following tables provide the total number of qualified fuel allowance recipients in October 2019, October 2020 and September 2021. The numbers are broken down by scheme name and payment type, weekly or by way of lump sum, as requested by the Deputy.
Slight variances occur across total scheme qualified recipients from month to month, year on year, in line with normal scheme fluctuations.
| October 2019 | Weekly | Lump Sum |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Payment | Oct-19 | Oct-19 |
| State Pension (contributory) | 65,633 | 8,296 |
| Disability Allowance | 56,360 | 14,751 |
| State Pension (non-contributory) | 48,857 | 5,042 |
| Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance & PRETA + Farm Assist | 37,682 | 13,557 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (contributory) Pension | 37,374 | 5,115 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 26,355 | 11,604 |
| Invalidity Pension | 13,270 | 3,714 |
| Community Employment Scheme | 8,539 | 0 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 2,562 | 546 |
| TÚS | 2,570 | 75 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 1,301 | 2 |
| Back to Work Allowance | 1,021 | 223 |
| National Fuel Scheme (EU/Bilateral Payments) | 1,018 | 97 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 857 | 0 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (non-contributory) Pension | 814 | 187 |
| Occupational Injuries/Death Benefit + Incapacity Supplement | 432 | 71 |
| Blind Person's Pension | 371 | 82 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 61 | 11 |
| Guardian's Payment (non-contributory) | 7 | 2 |
| Guardian's Payment (contributory) | 4 | 2 |
| October 2020 | Weekly | Lump Sum |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Payment | Oct-20 | Oct-20 |
| State Pension (contributory) | 66,074 | 10,028 |
| Disability Allowance | 57,141 | 18,164 |
| State Pension (non-contributory) | 48,199 | 6,019 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (contributory) Pension | 36,216 | 5,720 |
| Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance & PRETA + Farm Assist | 34,199 | 13,714 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 25,438 | 12,709 |
| Invalidity Pension | 12,680 | 4,185 |
| CE | 7,919 | 0 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 2,391 | 537 |
| TÚS | 1,728 | 110 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 1,286 | 0 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 945 | 0 |
| National Fuel Scheme (EU /Bilateral Payments) | 923 | 140 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (non-contributory) pension | 780 | 188 |
| Back to Work Allowance | 647 | 198 |
| Occupational Injuries/Death Benefit & Incapacity Supplement | 432 | 77 |
| Blind Person's Pension | 356 | 88 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 49 | 8 |
| Guardian's Payment (non-contributory) | 6 | 3 |
| Guardian's Payment (contributory) | 4 | 2 |
| September 2021 | Weekly | Lump Sum |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Payment | Sep-21 | Sep-21 |
| State Pension (contributory) | 66,464 | 10,849 |
| Disability Allowance | 56,575 | 19,202 |
| State Pension (non-contributory) | 47,673 | 6,492 |
| Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance & PRETA + Farm Assist | 29,336 | 14,459 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (contributory) Pension | 35,186 | 5,796 |
| One-Parent Family Payment | 24,476 | 14,132 |
| Invalidity Pension | 11,956 | 4,127 |
| Community Employment Scheme | 7,754 | 0 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 2,202 | 498 |
| TÚS | 2,202 | 0 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 1,238 | 0 |
| National Fuel Scheme (EU/Bilateral Payments) | 886 | 145 |
| Widow/er or Surviving Civil Partner’s (non-contributory) pension | 686 | 179 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 738 | 0 |
| Back to Work Allowance | 431 | 171 |
| Occupational Injuries /Death Benefit & Incapacity Supplement | 427 | 81 |
| Blind Person's Pension | 337 | 93 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 43 | 3 |
| Guardian's Payment (contributory) | 6 | 2 |
| Guardian's Payment (non-contributory) | 6 | 3 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rental income in circumstances in which it is used solely to repay a mortgage will be included as an allowable expense when calculating a person's eligibility for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51235/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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For the purposes of disability allowance (DA), means are calculated in accordance with Part 2 of the Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended.
Where a DA claimant is in receipt of rental income for a second property, means are assessed based on the capital value of the property rather than income from the letting. Any outstanding mortgage registered against the property is deducted from the market value.
If a portion of the DA claimant's own home is let, any cash income from the portion of the house that is not personally used or enjoyed is assessable against the claimant as income. Deductions from profits are allowed in respect of mortgage interest in proportion to the area used for business purposes. The full loan repayments are not allowed as an expense. If rooms let are furnished then 5% of the gross amount received is allowed for wear and tear along with 15% of the gross receipts allowed for voids.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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