Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated total cost of providing a once-off €10, €50 and €100 payment to recipients of each social welfare payment, disaggregated by social welfare payment type, provided in tabular form. [39552/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated total cost of providing a once-off €10, €50 and €100 payment to recipients of each social welfare payment, disaggregated by social welfare payment type, are shown in the table below
| Scheme | Increase €10 | Increase €50 | Increase €100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| €000 | €000 | €000 | |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | 950 | 4,751 | 9,502 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 4,952 | 24,761 | 49,522 |
| Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Contributory) | 1,240 | 6,202 | 12,403 |
| Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Death Benefit) | 7 | 37 | 73 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 1,430 | 7,151 | 14,301 |
| One Parent Family Payment | 396 | 1,980 | 3,959 |
| Widows' Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners Pension (Non-Contributory) | 12 | 59 | 117 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | 136 | 681 | 1,361 |
| Farm Assist | 47 | 235 | 470 |
| Daily Expense Allowance | 33 | 167 | 333 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 431 | 2,154 | 4,307 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit Self Employed | 15 | 77 | 153 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 47 | 234 | 467 |
| Maternity Benefit | 203 | 1,015 | 2,029 |
| Adoptive Benefit | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paternity Benefit | 10 | 49 | 99 |
| Parents Benefit | 40 | 201 | 402 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Community Employment Programme | 226 | 1,128 | 2,255 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 31 | 156 | 312 |
| Tús - Community Work Placement | 68 | 338 | 676 |
| Job Initiative | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | 49 | 246 | 491 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 84 | 421 | 842 |
| Part Time Job Incentive | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| Disability Allowance | 1,570 | 7,849 | 15,698 |
| Blind Pension | 11 | 53 | 105 |
| Carer's Allowance | 943 | 4,717 | 9,434 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | 465 | 2,326 | 4,651 |
| Illness Benefit | 505 | 2,524 | 5,049 |
| Injury Benefit | 8 | 40 | 80 |
| Invalidity Pension | 589 | 2,946 | 5,891 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 34 | 172 | 343 |
| Disablement Benefit | 134 | 668 | 1,335 |
| Carer's Benefit | 36 | 180 | 360 |
| Covid 19 Illness Benefit | 8 | 41 | 81 |
| Child Benefit | 6,339 | 31,697 | 63,394 |
| Working Family Payment | 452 | 2,258 | 4,516 |
| Back to Work Family Dividend | 28 | 141 | 281 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | 6 | 28 | 57 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 12 | 60 | 120 |
| Total cost | 21,555 | 107,783 | 215,548 |
*Rounding may affect totals
These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and are subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.
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