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Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Rates
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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413. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maximum weekly rates of social welfare payments, by social welfare type, in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the average payment received, by social welfare type in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22909/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The 2023 and 2024 maximum personal weekly rate of social welfare payments are shown in Table 1.
The 2023 and 2024 rates for an increase for qualified adult are shown in Table 2.
The 2023 and 2024 rates for an increase in qualified child are shown in Table 3.
The core average payment received in 2023 and 2024 (January - April) are shown in Table 4, which excludes the impact of any once-off measures. The average payments received may include increases for qualified adult and qualified child as well as personal rate.
| Table 1 - Maximum Personal Rates of Payment 2023 & 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Rates of Payment | 2023 | 2024 | |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 66yrs & Over | €265.30 | €277.30 |
| Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Benefit | 66yrs & Over | €265.30 | €277.30 |
| Death Benefit Pension | 66yrs & Over | €269.70 | €281.70 |
| Incapacity Supplement | 66yrs & Over | €239.30 | €251.30 |
| State Pension (Non Contributory) | 66yrs & Over | €254.00 | €266.00 |
| Carer's Allowance | 66yrs & Over | €274.00 | €286.00 |
| Invalidity Pension | €225.50 | €237.50 | |
| Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Benefit | Under 66yrs | €225.50 | €237.50 |
| Death Benefit Pension | Under 66yrs | €250.50 | €262.50 |
| Carer's Benefit / Constant Attendance Allowance | €237.00 | €249.00 | |
| Disablement Benefit | €251.00 | €263.00 | |
| Jobseeker's Benefit/JBSE/Illness Benefit/Incapacity Supplement/H&S/Injury Benefit | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Maternity Benefit/ Adoptive Benefit | €262.00 | €274.00 | |
| Paternity Benefit/Parent's Benefit | €262.00 | €274.00 | |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | €203.00 | €215.00 | |
| Jobseeker's Allowance/PRETA | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Non-Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Allowance | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Disability Allowance/Blind Pension | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Farm Assist | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| One Parent Family Payment | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | €218.00 | €230.00 | |
| Carer's Allowance | Under 66yrs | €236.00 | €248.00 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non Contributory) | €203.00 | €215.00 | |
| Jobseeker's Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance | |||
| Rate for recipients aged 18 to 24 years of age (inclusive) | €129.70 | €141.70 | |
| Activation Schemes | |||
| Back to Education Allowance | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | €220.00 | €232.00 | |
| Community Employment Programme * | €247.50 | €259.50 | |
| TÚS - Community Work Placement * | €247.50 | €259.50 | |
| Rural Social Scheme * | €247.50 | €259.50 | |
| Jobs Initiative | €495.00 | €519.00 | |
| Part Time Job Incentive Scheme | €139.40 | €147.00 | |
| Work Placement Experience Programme | €323.00 | €335.00 | |
| * Rate includes Top-Up payment | |||
| Table 2 - Increase Qualified Adult (IQA) Rates 2023 & 2024 | |||
| 2023 IQA Rate | 2024 IQA Rate | ||
| State Pension (Contributory) | IQA 66 years & Over | €237.80 | €248.60 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | IQA Under 66 years | €176.70 | €184.70 |
| Invalidity Pension | IQA Under 66 years | €161.10 | €169.70 |
| State Pension (Non Contributory) | IQA Under 66 years | €167.80 | €175.70 |
| Incapacity Supplement | IQA 66 years & Over | €158.80 | €166.80 |
| Blind Person's Pension | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Jobseeker's Benefit/JBSE/ Illness Benefit / Incapacity Supplement/ H&S / Injury Benefit | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Disability Allowance | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Farm Assist | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| SWA | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| JA & SWA Under 25 year olds | |||
| Rate for QA's aged 18 to 24 years of age (inclusive) | €129.70 | €141.70 | |
| Activation Schemes - IQA under 66 years | |||
| Back to Education Allowance | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Community Employment Programme * | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| TÚS - Community Work Placement * | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Rural Social Scheme * | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| Jobs Initiative | |||
| Part Time Job Incentive Scheme | €87.90 | €92.70 | |
| Work Placement Experience Programme | €146.00 | €154.00 | |
| * Rate includes Top-Up payment | |||
| Table 3 - Increase Qualified Child (IQC) Rates 2023 2024 under and Over 12 years | |||
| IQCs - 2023 | |||
| Rate age under 12 | Rate age 12 and over | ||
| €42 | €50 | ||
| IQCs - 2024 | |||
| Rate age under 12 | Rate age 12 and over | ||
| €46 | €54 | ||
| Table 4 - Average Payment Value 2023 and 2024 YTD | 2023 | 2024 (Jan - Apr) |
|---|---|---|
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | €247.88 | €276.65 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | €267.58 | €296.17 |
| Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Contributory) | €274.52 | €308.45 |
| Widows', Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners' Pension (Death Benefit) | €293.21 | €313.58 |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | €242.10 | €264.93 |
| One Parent Family Payment | €284.15 | €319.17 |
| Widows' Widowers' / Surviving Civil Partners Pension (Non-Contributory) | €218.83 | €236.66 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | €218.78 | €239.11 |
| Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments | €231.22 | €248.10 |
| Farm Assist | €231.50 | €263.68 |
| Additional Needs Payment | €662.40 | €965.29 |
| Daily Expense Allowance | €56.91 | €58.81 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit | €231.69 | €247.19 |
| Jobseeker's Benefit Self Employed | €290.20 | €310.73 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | €264.99 | €273.54 |
| Maternity Benefit | €269.33 | €280.82 |
| Adoptive Benefit | €319.50 | €344.90 |
| Paternity Benefit | €279.75 | €289.09 |
| Parents Benefit | €278.10 | €285.06 |
| Health and Safety Benefit | €212.09 | €237.74 |
| Community Employment Programme | €270.29 | €288.70 |
| Rural Social Scheme | €271.84 | €280.02 |
| Tús - Community Work Placement | €269.48 | €295.00 |
| Job Initiative | €461.68 | €571.91 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | €222.08 | €258.14 |
| Back to Education Allowance | €245.98 | €255.57 |
| JobsPlus | €378.63 | €444.04 |
| Work Placement Experience Programme | €354.34 | €384.73 |
| Part Time Job Incentive | €157.16 | €166.43 |
| Disability Allowance | €242.34 | €270.45 |
| Blind Pension | €236.76 | €266.63 |
| Carer's Allowance | €213.86 | €235.45 |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | €391.52 | €422.90 |
| Carer's Support Grant ** | €2,059.25 | €1,312.66 |
| Illness Benefit | €236.63 | €249.62 |
| Injury Benefit | €283.53 | €295.85 |
| Invalidity Pension | €255.37 | €281.14 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | €152.21 | €169.91 |
| Disablement Benefit | €268.44 | €290.17 |
| Medical Care | €255.95 | €220.18 |
| Carer's Benefit | €274.08 | €303.90 |
| Child Benefit | €274.31 | €271.13 |
| Working Family Payment | €151.11 | €171.33 |
| Back to Work Family Dividend | €74.30 | €78.86 |
| Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance ** | €385.18 | €462.35 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | €297.54 | €330.88 |
| Widowed Parent / Surviving Civil Partner Grant (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) ** | €7,718.31 | €10,352.94 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | €297.18 | €328.63 |
| Widowed Parent / Surviving Civil Partner Grant (Contributory) ** | €7,920.94 | €8,193.77 |
| Rent Supplement | €253.93 | €211.01 |
| ** Once a year payment |
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