Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance; the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62198/22]

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance by time spent on each payment type, including a time of less than 12 months; less than 24 months and longer than 24 months in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62199/22]

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

420. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance, with regard to jobseeker's allowance for 18 to 25-year-olds for all rates of payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62200/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 418, 419 and 420 together.

Jobseeker's Benefit (JB) is a payment for people between 18 and 66 years of age who become fully or partly unemployed and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions.

If you don't qualify for JB, or if your entitlement to JB has expired, you may qualify for Jobseeker's Allowance (JA). This is a means-tested payment, so your income must be below a certain amount to get JA.

At the end of November 2022, there were 122,047 individuals in receipt of JA, of which 15,886 were between 18 and 25 years of age. There were 34,830 recipients of JB, of which 3,255 were between 18 and 25 years of age.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tables below. Table 1 shows the number of JA and JB recipients as at the end of December 2021 and as at the end of November 2022. Table 2 shows the number of current JA and JB recipients, broken down by their duration on the scheme. Table 3 provides the breakdown of 18 to 25 year olds in receipt of JA, by rates of payment.

Table 1: Number of recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit

Table 2: Current Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit recipients (including casuals), by duration on the scheme

Table 3: 18 to 25 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, by rate of payment