Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Data
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the weekly recipient numbers for each social welfare payment since February 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10016/23]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The number of individuals that received at least one Social Welfare payment from Q1 2022 to Q4 2022 are shown in the table below. Household benefits recipients include recipients of cash payments only. Recipients who had payments made directly to their energy supplier as credit against their bills are not included.
Table 1: Recipients of the main weekly Social Welfare payments, by scheme and quarter
| Scheme | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Pension Contributory | 474,487 | 479,717 | 484,822 | 488,587 |
| State Pension Non Contributory | 96,132 | 96,418 | 98,331 | 99,270 |
| Widow(er)'s Contributory Pension | 125,784 | 126,149 | 126,439 | 126,629 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | 146,518 | 166,809 | 171,823 | 171,586 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | 82,526 | 81,776 | 82,229 | 67,414 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) | 942 | 1,323 | 1,363 | 1,307 |
| Pandemic Unemployment Payment | 84,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maternity Benefit | 30,301 | 28,449 | 27,108 | 29,339 |
| Paternity Benefit | 7,259 | 6,352 | 6,992 | 7,416 |
| Parents Benefit | 15,560 | 19,082 | 24,806 | 24,033 |
| One Parent Family Payment | 42,227 | 43,897 | 44,683 | 45,164 |
| Widows Non Contributory Pension | 1,176 | 1,166 | 1,155 | 1,140 |
| Carer's Allowance | 93,382 | 93,185 | 94,000 | 94,409 |
| Carer's Benefit | 4,063 | 3,964 | 4,165 | 4,121 |
| Disability Allowance | 157,837 | 158,382 | 159,308 | 160,134 |
| Illness Benefit | 335,004 | 174,876 | 157,433 | 129,466 |
| Invalidity Pension | 59,196 | 59,015 | 58,308 | 57,887 |
| Back to Work Scheme Family Dividend | 3,249 | 3,172 | 3,264 | 3,225 |
| Child Benefit | 638,000 | 649,142 | 646,443 | 656,074 |
| Working Family Payment | 50,223 | 50,103 | 50,991 | 51,186 |
| Rent Supplement | 13,042 | 11,660 | 10,669 | 9,987 |
| Household Benefits | 225,012 | 233,884 | 238,279 | 252,233 |
| Additional Needs Payments | 13,252 | 24,617 | 29,352 | 31,009 |
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