Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
512. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients across jobseeker’s benefit and related schemes as of February 2021; and the number of days that recipients been receiving payment, per scheme, in tabular form. [9147/22]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the following table, which outlines the recipient numbers for Jobseeker's Benefit related schemes, as of the end of February 2021, broken down by the average duration on each of these schemes.
|
Scheme |
Recipients |
Average Duration (Days) |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
17,986 |
125 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit - Casual |
12,281 |
198 |
|
Systematic Short Time Workers |
3,320 |
148 |
|
Over 65's |
2,312 |
201 |
|
TOTAL |
35,899 |
