Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2026
758. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for supplementary welfare allowance received, per county, per week for each of the years 2025 and 2026 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29780/26]
View answerClaim application statistics for basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance are set out in the table below. Statistics are collated monthly, on a centralised basis. Statistics on applications by county, or by week, are not maintained, and these figures are not readily available. The figures below are for the country as a whole.
|
Month and Year |
Number of applications |
|
Jan 2025 |
3,675 |
|
Feb 2025 |
3,599 |
|
Mar 2025 |
3,710 |
|
Apr 2025 |
4,083 |
|
May 2025 |
4,163 |
|
Jun 2025 |
4,106 |
|
Jul 2025 |
4,911 |
|
Aug 2025 |
4,464 |
|
Sept 2025 |
4,516 |
|
Oct 2025 |
4,707 |
|
Nov 2025 |
4,053 |
|
Dec 2025 |
3,590 |
|
Jan 2026 |
3,846 |
|
Feb 2026 |
3,771 |
|
Mar 2026 |
3,919 |
