Written answers
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Schemes
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing each weekly social welfare scheme by €1 per week in tabular form. [25465/22]
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under 12 years of age and €1 for children over 12 years of age, respectively. [25466/22]
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000. [25472/22]
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of bringing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €117.70 per week up to the full rate of €208. [25474/22]
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €117.70 per week by an additional €5 per week. [25475/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 289, 290, 296, 298 and 299 together.
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) | 22.7 | 3.0 | 25.6 |
| Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Con) Pension | 6.2 | 6.2 | |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Invalidity Pension | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 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 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit (Self Employed) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Carer's Benefit | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Maternity & Adoptive Benefit | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Paternity & Parent's Benefit | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Social Assistance Schemes | |||
| State Pension (Non Con) | 4.9 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| Half Rate Carer's Allowance | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 6.7 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance (Reduced Rate aged 18 to 24) | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Disability Allowance | 8.2 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| Farm Assist | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment Support Schemes (BTWA & BTEA) | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment/Internship Schemes (CE, Tús, RSS etc.) | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Work Placement Experience Programme | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL* | 69.0 | 5.5 | 74.5 |
*Rounding may effect totals
The estimated full-year cost of increasing the Qualified Child payment by €1 for children aged under 12 and €1 for children aged 12 and over is €10.5 million and €5.8 million respectively.
The estimated full-year cost of increasing the Carer's Support Grant by €150 from €1,850 to €2,000 per year is €21.2 million.
The estimated full-year cost of increasing the rate of Jobseeker's Allowance for recipients aged 24 and under on a reduced rate of payment by €5 is €3.7 million, while the estimated cost of increasing the aged-reduced rate from €117.70 to €208 per week is €66.8 million. These estimates include increases for qualified adults where applicable, and recipients of an age-reduced rate of Supplementary Welfare Allowance.
These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
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