Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The number of persons with last held occupation in farming and with a Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit claim commencing in calendar years 2014 to 2023, as requested by the Deputy, is shown in the attached tabular statement.

Calendar year the claim commenced	Number of persons with last held occupation in farming receiving Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit
2014	513
2015	498
2016	441
2017	346
2018	336
2019	341
2020	269
2021	204
2022	198
2023	192

Note: ‘Farming’ includes Farmers, Landowners and Managers in Horticulture, Forestry and Fishing. These previous occupational categories are based on self-reported information at the time a person's jobseeker application. Farm Assist is a means-tested payment for current, low-income farmers; recipients of Farm Assist are excluded from the figures.