Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 June 2025
139. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowances paid out, by county, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/25]
View answerThe Supplementary Welfare Allowance is a means-tested weekly payment provided by the Department to individuals and families who do not have sufficient income to meet their basic needs. It serves as a safety net for those awaiting decisions on other social welfare claims, those in emergency financial situations, or individuals with no income. The allowance includes both a basic payment and additional supplements for specific needs such as rent, heating, or urgent expenses. Data for quarter 1 figures of the number of persons receiving Supplementary Welfare Allowance is set out in the table below.
|
County |
Q12020 |
Q12021 |
Q12022 |
Q12023 |
Q12024 |
Q12025 |
|
Total |
25,560 |
15,451 |
21,285 |
18,659 |
20,251 |
17,797 |
|
Carlow |
385 |
228 |
296 |
278 |
306 |
224 |
|
Cavan |
310 |
138 |
285 |
240 |
217 |
208 |
|
Clare |
331 |
159 |
718 |
366 |
324 |
330 |
|
Cork |
2,308 |
1,381 |
1,988 |
1,812 |
1,872 |
1,669 |
|
Donegal |
891 |
406 |
598 |
553 |
671 |
667 |
|
Dublin |
8,177 |
5,631 |
7,033 |
5,690 |
6,720 |
5,510 |
|
Galway |
830 |
442 |
567 |
633 |
751 |
666 |
|
Kerry |
644 |
370 |
717 |
549 |
567 |
435 |
|
Kildare |
904 |
564 |
729 |
663 |
701 |
547 |
|
Kilkenny |
693 |
418 |
471 |
447 |
469 |
433 |
|
Laois |
482 |
244 |
297 |
291 |
322 |
362 |
|
Leitrim |
202 |
84 |
164 |
152 |
133 |
116 |
|
Limerick |
894 |
517 |
759 |
729 |
811 |
655 |
|
Longford |
313 |
122 |
224 |
176 |
183 |
166 |
|
Louth |
964 |
579 |
748 |
655 |
694 |
707 |
|
Mayo |
538 |
268 |
351 |
369 |
392 |
361 |
|
Meath |
863 |
536 |
861 |
860 |
829 |
728 |
|
Monaghan |
285 |
157 |
200 |
196 |
223 |
169 |
|
Offaly |
567 |
317 |
411 |
457 |
377 |
287 |
|
Roscommon |
440 |
240 |
273 |
295 |
279 |
241 |
|
Sligo |
473 |
237 |
338 |
286 |
269 |
249 |
|
Tipperary |
1,112 |
621 |
839 |
740 |
761 |
750 |
|
Waterford |
648 |
418 |
568 |
524 |
550 |
584 |
|
Westmeath |
530 |
285 |
408 |
425 |
424 |
340 |
|
Wexford |
760 |
419 |
641 |
677 |
768 |
796 |
|
Wicklow |
1,016 |
670 |
801 |
596 |
638 |
597 |
