The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.
However I am informed during the week ended 22 May there were a total of 65,095 payments made to weekly recipients of back to work allowance, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit which exceeded €256. These payments were made to the recipients solely in respect of their entitlements, which may include increases in respect of a qualified adult allowance and qualified child increases, under the relevant scheme and exclude any other entitlement to a social welfare payment such as child benefit.
A breakdown of these recipients by scheme and payment band is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
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€256.00 to €291.90
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€292.00 to €328.90
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€329.00 to €364.90
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€365.00 plus
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Back to Work
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748
|
574
|
373
|
1,071
|
One-parent Family Payment
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6,654
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2,236
|
599
|
584
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
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6,526
|
11,926
|
8,976
|
20,1473
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
593
|
1,312
|
554
|
2,196
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Totals
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14,521
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16,048
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10,502
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24,024
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