20 Revised Estimate for Employment Affairs and Social ...€¦ · employment affairs and social protection Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2020 for

2020

Revised Estimate for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Prepared by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

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37

I.

II.

Change

2020

over

2019

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

A - SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES, SERVICES,

ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO

SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND:

- Administration …. 542,647 11,870 554,517 550,990 15,000 565,990 2%

- Pensions …. 1,047,900 - 1,047,900 1,042,210 - 1,042,210 -1%

- Working Age - Income Supports …. 2,434,505 - 2,434,505 5,616,560 - 5,616,560 -

- Working Age - Employment Supports …. 696,270 - 696,270 2,748,328 - 2,748,328 -

- Illness, Disability and Carers …. 3,034,485 - 3,034,485 3,175,610 - 3,175,610 5%

- Children …. 2,632,870 - 2,632,870 2,761,330 - 2,761,330 5%

- Supplementary Payments, etc. …. 516,926 - 516,926 606,808 - 606,808 17%

- Subvention to the Social Insurance Fund …. - - - - - - -

Gross Total :- 10,905,603 11,870 10,917,473 16,501,836 15,000 16,516,836 51%

Deduct :-

B - APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID .... 217,700 - 217,700 218,190 - 218,190 -?

Net Total :- 10,687,903 11,870 10,699,773 16,283,646 15,000 16,298,646 52%

Net Increase (€000) 5,598,873

Exchequer pay included in above net total .... 295,264 299,568 1%

Associated Public Service employees .... 6,046 6,070 0%

Exchequer pensions included in above net total .... 613 521 -15%

Associated Public Service pensioners .... 74 80 8%

Change

2020

over

2019

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(i) SALARIES, WAGES AND ALLOWANCES .... 297,642 - 297,642 300,210 - 300,210 1%

(ii) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE .... 4,800 - 4,800 5,000 - 5,000 4%

(iii) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES .... 12,780 - 12,780 14,210 - 14,210 11%

(iv) POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES .... 14,400 - 14,400 16,400 - 16,400 14%

(v) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND EXTERNAL

IT SERVICES .... 51,450 9,870 61,320 58,790 10,800 69,590 13%

(vi) OFFICE PREMISES EXPENSES .... 15,025 2,000 17,025 14,950 4,000 18,950 11%

(vii) CONSULTANCY SERVICES …. 800 - 800 2,100 - 2,100 -

(viii) PAYMENTS FOR AGENCY SERVICES .... 132,050 - 132,050 127,230 - 127,230 -4%

(ix) eGOVERNMENT RELATED PROJECTS …. 13,700 - 13,700 12,100 200 12,300 -10%

Gross Total :- 542,647 11,870 554,517 550,990 15,000 565,990 2%

Functional split of Administrative Budgets, which are included in above

Programme allocations.

PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE

2019 Estimate 2020 Estimate**

TotalADMINISTRATION

Current Capital Total Current Capital

Capital

Employment Affairs and Social Protection

EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2020 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the

Social Insurance Fund and for certain grants.

(a) by way of current year provision

Sixteen thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight million, six hundred and forty-six thousand euro

(€16,298,646,000)

Total

(b) by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred

under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

One million, one hundred and eighty-seven thousand euro

(€1,187,000)

Programmes under which the Subheads for this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Employment

Affairs and Social Protection.

2019 Estimate* 2020 Estimate**

Current Capital Total Current

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Total Expenditure on Social Protection

Change

2020

over

2019

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

(1) VOTE 37: SOCIAL PROTECTION

Gross Total :- 10,905,603 11,870 10,917,473 16,501,836 15,000 16,516,836 51%

Less: Payment to the Social Insurance Fund under

Section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare

Consolidation Act 2005 … - - - - - - -

Administration expenses recovered by Vote 37

from the Social Insurance Fund .... 131,930 - 131,930 121,980 - 121,980 -8%#DIV/0!

Subtotal:- 10,773,673 11,870 10,785,543 16,379,856 15,000 16,394,856 52%

(2) SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND .... 10,023,727 - 10,023,727 11,645,914 - 11,645,914 16%

(3) TOTAL EXPENDITURE - VOTE 37 and SIF

(1) + (2) .... 20,797,400 11,870 20,809,270 28,025,770 15,000 28,040,770 35%

TOTAL EXPENDITURE BROKEN DOWN BY

ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAMME

ADMINISTRATION*** …. 639,399 11,870 651,269 643,968 15,000 658,968 1%

PENSIONS …. 8,228,035 - 8,228,035 8,425,470 - 8,425,470 2%

WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS …. 3,269,365 - 3,269,365 7,755,150 - 7,755,150 -

WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS …. 696,270 - 696,270 2,748,328 - 2,748,328 -

ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERS …. 4,517,815 - 4,517,815 4,752,750 - 4,752,750 5%

CHILDREN …. 2,654,130 - 2,654,130 2,783,170 - 2,783,170 5%

SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, ETC …. 792,386 - 792,386 916,934 - 916,934 16%#DIV/0!

Total Expenditure :- 20,797,400 11,870 20,809,270 28,025,770 15,000 28,040,770 35%

*

Programmes under which it is intended to apply the amount of €1,187,000 in unspent 2019 appropriations to capital supply services.

2019 Estimate 2020 Estimate

A.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON-PAY …. 19%

19%

**

***

The 2019 Estimate includes a Supplementary Estimate of €100,000,000.

1,000 1,187

1,000 1,187

Change

2019 over

2020

Application of Deferred Surrender

€000 €000

Total Expenditure on Employment Affairs and Social Protection Administration includes payments to other Votes and payment for An Post Agency Services from the Social

Insurance Fund.

2019 Estimate 2020 Estimate**

Current Capital Total Current Capital Total

EMPLOYMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

The 2020 REV Estimate provides for an additional €95m to fund an additional pay day in respect of certain schemes because of how the calendar falls in 2020. The 2020 Estimate

also reflects a Budget Transfer of €150,000 to the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer -Vote 43.

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III.

Financial & Human Resource Inputs

2019 2020 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

- ADMINISTRATION:

6,046 6,070 A.1 - ADMINISTRATION - PAY …. 297,642 - 297,642 300,210 - 300,210

A.2 - ADMINISTRATION - NON-PAY …. 245,005 11,870 256,875 250,780 15,000 265,780

Subtotal:- 542,647 11,870 554,517 550,990 15,000 565,990

- PENSIONS:

A.3 - STATE PENSION (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) …. 1,047,900 - 1,047,900 1,042,210 - 1,042,210

Subtotal:- 1,047,900 - 1,047,900 1,042,210 - 1,042,210

- WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS:

A.4 - JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE …. 1,634,200 - 1,634,200 2,572,950 - 2,572,950

A.5 - ONE-PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT …. 534,300 - 534,300 547,820 - 547,820

A.6 - WIDOWS'/ WIDOWERS' / SURVIVING CIVIL

PARTNER'S (NON-CONTRIBUTORY)

PENSION …. 14,000 - 14,000 12,690 - 12,690

A.7 - DESERTED WIFE'S ALLOWANCE …. 955 - 955 820 - 820

A.8 - BASIC SUPPLEMENTARY WELFARE

ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS …. 119,800 - 119,800 128,190 - 128,190

A.9 - FARM ASSIST …. 68,750 - 68,750 60,980 - 60,980

A.10 - EXCEPTIONAL AND URGENT NEEDS

PAYMENTS …. 43,500 - 43,500 44,230 - 44,230

A.11 - OTHER WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS …. 19,000 - 19,000 18,880 - 18,880

A.xx - PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT …. - - - 2,230,000 - 2,230,000

Subtotal:- 2,434,505 - 2,434,505 5,616,560 - 5,616,560

A.12 - COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME .... 349,200 - 349,200 364,580 - 364,580

A.13 - RURAL SOCIAL SCHEME …. 53,500 - 53,500 54,070 - 54,070

A.14 - TÚS …. 99,600 - 99,600 98,048 - 98,048

A.15 - JOB INITIATIVE …. 17,490 - 17,490 14,890 - 14,890

A.16 - BACK TO WORK ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE .... 60,160 - 60,160 37,320 - 37,320

A.17 - YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

SCHEME .... 800 - 800 3,350 - 3,350

A.18 - BACK TO EDUCATION ALLOWANCE …. 66,100 - 66,100 56,900 - 56,900

A.19 - JOBSPLUS …. 15,100 - 15,100 10,100 - 10,100

A.20 - LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE …. 19,300 - 19,300 19,300 - 19,300

A.21 - JOBS CLUBS …. 5,400 - 5,400 5,400 - 5,400

A.22 - OTHER WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT

SUPPORTS …. 9,620 - 9,620 10,470 - 10,470

A.yy - COVID-19 TEMPORARY WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME …. - - - 2,073,900 - 2,073,900

Subtotal:- 696,270 - 696,270 2,748,328 - 2,748,328

A.23 - DISABILITY ALLOWANCE …. 1,710,500 - 1,710,500 1,770,410 - 1,770,410

A.24 - BLIND PENSION …. 13,625 - 13,625 12,940 - 12,940

A.25 - CARER'S ALLOWANCE …. 866,700 - 866,700 919,040 - 919,040

A.26 - DOMICILIARY CARE ALLOWANCE …. 183,600 - 183,600 195,670 - 195,670

A.27 - CARER'S SUPPORT GRANT …. 220,400 - 220,400 237,320 - 237,320

A.28 - DISABILITY ACTIVATION SUPPORTS …. 14,260 - 14,260 15,680 - 15,680

A.29 - WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME …. 25,400 - 25,400 24,550 - 24,550

Subtotal:- 3,034,485 - 3,034,485 3,175,610 - 3,175,610

A.30 - CHILD BENEFIT …. 2,102,000 - 2,102,000 2,119,980 - 2,119,980

A.31 - WORKING FAMILY PAYMENT …. 397,140 - 397,140 402,490 - 402,490

A.32 - BACK TO WORK FAMILY DIVIDEND …. 18,670 - 18,670 16,920 - 16,920

A.33 - BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHING AND

FOOTWEAR ALLOWANCE …. 53,670 - 53,670 152,880 - 152,880

A.34 - SCHOOL MEALS SCHEME .... 53,600 - 53,600 61,600 - 61,600

A.35 - CHILD RELATED PAYMENTS .... 7,790 - 7,790 7,460 - 7,460

Subtotal:- 2,632,870 - 2,632,870 2,761,330 - 2,761,330

A.36 - RENT SUPPLEMENT …. 125,495 - 125,495 164,600 - 164,600

A.37 - TELEPHONE SUPPORT ALLOWANCE …. 8,200 - 8,200 8,239 - 8,239

A.38 - HOUSEHOLD BENEFITS PACKAGE …. 69,673 - 69,673 75,479 - 75,479

A.39 - FREE TRAVEL …. 95,000 - 95,000 95,000 - 95,000

A.40 - FUEL ALLOWANCE …. 147,292 - 147,292 183,485 - 183,485

A.41 - GRANT TO THE CITIZENS INFORMATION

BOARD .... 58,160 - 58,160 61,774 - 61,774

A.42- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES …. 12,616 - 12,616 17,741 - 17,741

A.43- LOW PAY COMMISSION …. 490 - 490 490 - 490

Subtotal:- 516,926 - 516,926 606,808 - 606,808

A.44 - PAYMENT TO THE SOCIAL INSURANCE

FUND UNDER SECTION 9(9) (a) OF THE SOCIAL

WELFARE CONSOLIDATION ACT 2005 …. - - - - - -

Subtotal:- - - - - -

Programme Total:- 10,905,603 11,870 10,917,473 16,501,836 15,000 16,516,836

* The 2020 REV Estimate provides for an additional €95m to fund an additional pay day in respect of certain schemes because of how the calendar falls in

2020.

- CHILDREN:

- SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, AGENCIES AND

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES:

- SUBVENTION TO THE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND:

Numbers

- WORKING AGE - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS:

Capital Total



Details of Programmes - Objectives, Outputs and Financial & Human Resources


A - SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES, SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND

High Level Goal: Place the client at the centre of all the Department’s activities by providing targeted income support, training referral and employment services as required, based

on individual needs and circumstances, and attain better outcomes in tackling poverty.

- ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERS:

Current Capital Total Current

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III.

Change

2020

over

2019

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 %

Income:

Income from Contributions .... 11,586,210 - 11,586,210 9,657,400 - 9,657,400 -17%

Overpayment Recoveries .... 11,300 - 11,300 11,300 - 11,300 -

Redundancy and Insolvency Recoveries from

Employers .... 12,700 - 12,700 6,400 - 6,400 -50%

Recovery of Benefits from Insurance Compensation - -

Awards …. 22,100 - 22,100 21,900 - 21,900 -1%

Other SIF Income …. 40 - 40 40 - 40 -

11,632,350 - 11,632,350 9,697,040 - 9,697,040 -17%

Expenditure (current):

Administration

Transfer to other votes …. 73,672 - 73,672 69,818 - 69,818 -5%

Transfer to V37 (Dept of Employment

Affairs and Social Protection) …. 131,930 - 131,930 121,980 - 121,980 -8%

An Post …. 20,000 - 20,000 20,000 - 20,000 -

Bank Charges …. 2,270 - 2,270 2,230 - 2,230 -2%

Negative Interest …. 810 - 810 930 - 930 15%2,230

228,682 228,682 214,958 214,958 -6%

Benefits

PENSIONS

State Pension (Contributory) .... 5,607,830 - 5,607,830 5,808,970 - 5,808,970 4%

Widow(er's) and Surviving Civil Partners'

Pension (Contrib) …. 1,562,220 - 1,562,220 1,563,770 - 1,563,770 -

Widow(er)s' and Surviving Civil Partners'

(Death Benefit) .... 10,085 - 10,085 10,520 - 10,520 4%

7,180,135 7,180,135 7,383,260 7,383,260 3%

WORKING AGE - INCOME SUPPORTS

Jobseeker's Benefit .... 347,750 - 347,750 1,543,820 - 1,543,820 -

Jobseeker's Benefit (Self Employed) .... - - 35,700 35,700

Deserted Wife's Benefit .... 71,820 - 71,820 68,520 - 68,520 -5%

Maternity Benefit ..... 267,320 - 267,320 270,130 - 270,130 1%

Adoptive Benefit .... 150 - 150 90 - 90 -40%

Paternity Benefit .... 13,180 - 13,180 15,140 - 15,140 15%

Parents Benefit .... 1,500 - 1,500 22,000 - 22,000 -

Health and Safety Benefit .... 380 - 380 350 - 350 -8%

Redundancy and Insolvency Payments .... 31,640 - 31,640 79,890 - 79,890 -

Treatment Benefits .... 101,120 - 101,120 102,950 - 102,950 2%

834,860 834,860 2,138,590 2,138,590 156%

ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND CARERS

Illness Benefit .... 605,100 605,100 611,480 - 611,480 1%

Injury Benefit .... 12,480 - 12,480 12,620 - 12,620 1%

Invalidity Pension .... 729,210 - 729,210 739,170 - 739,170 1%

Partial Capacity Benefit .... 21,375 - 21,375 24,240 - 24,240 13%

Disablement Benefit .... 71,985 - 71,985 72,220 - 72,220 -

Medical Care Scheme .... 190 - 190 220 - 220 16%

Carer's Benefit .... 42,990 - 42,990 43,190 - 43,190 -

COVID-19 Illness Benefit .... - - - 74,000 - 74,000 -

1,483,330 1,483,330 1,577,140 1,577,140 6%

CHILDREN

Guardian's Payment (Contributory) …. 15,765 - 15,765 16,080 - 16,080 2%

Widowed Parent / Surving Civil Partner Grant …. 5,495 - 5,495 5,760 - 5,760 5%

21,260 21,260 21,840 21,840 3%

Household Benefits Package .... 177,885 - 177,885 188,983 - 188,983 6%

Fuel Allowance …. 88,475 - 88,475 111,865 - 111,865 26%

Telephone Support Allowance …. 9,100 - 9,100 9,278 - 9,278 2%

275,460 275,460 310,126 310,126 13%

Total Schemes and Services:- 9,795,045 - 9,795,045 11,430,956 - 11,430,956 17%

Total Expenditure:- 10,023,727 10,023,727 11,645,914 11,645,914 16%

Excess of Expenditure over Income - - - 1,948,874 - 1,948,874 -

Excess of Income over Expenditure 1,608,623 1,608,623 -

Subvention required from Vote 37 .... - - - - - - -

SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS, AGENCIES AND

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Subtotal :-

Total Income:-

Subtotal :-


Estimate of Income and Expenditure of the Social Insurance Fund



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III.

Key Outputs and Public Service Activities

Key High Level Metrics

Average no. of weekly payments

Average no. of monthly payments

% of contributory claims to award within

processing time standards

% of State Pension Non Contributory

claims to award within processing time

standards


Average weekly Live Register

% of claims to award within processing

time standards



Average no. of annual Carer's Support

payments

% of Illness Benefit, Invalidity Pension

and Occupational Injury Benefit claims to

award within processing time standards**

% of Disability Allowance claims to award

within processing time standards

% of Carer’s Allowance claims to award

within processing time standards

% of Domiciliary Care Allowance claims

to award within processing time

standards***


Average no. of monthly Child Benefit

payments

% of Child Benefit claims to award within

processing time standards

Average no. of Rent Supplement payments

Average no. of Household Benefits

payments

% of Household Benefits & Free Travel

claims to award within processing time

standards

No. of control surveys completed and

published

% of debtors**** receiving a weekly

social welfare payment making debt

repayments

% of the value of outstanding debts being

repaid****

No. of appeals awaiting decision at year

end

No. of customers with

Local Property Tax deductions from their

payment

No. of Magdalen Commission customers

in payment

2018 Output Outturn

(2018 Output Target)2019 Output Target 2020 Output Target*




A - SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES, SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT TO SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND

188,319

58

(75)75 75

Illness, Disability

and Carers

77

(90)

Pensions 590,993

(590,190)607,960 632,630

43,942

(44,720)44,220 44,420

92

(90)90 90

Children 57,302

(59,420)57,400

77

(70)90 90

53,333

69

(75)75 75

93

(90)90 90

Working Age

Employment

Supports

55,897

(63,480)53,070 45,793

Working Age -

Income Supports299,672

(298,380)267,520 273,185

221,320

(225,000)191,800

347,565

(347,890)353,510 368,207

110,879

(112,640)118,090 126,709

70

1,196,118

(1,195,390)

20

(70)70

90 90

1,202,480 1,208,362

Appeals 8,963

(8,000-9,000)8,500-9,500

75%

(75%)80%

8,500–9,500

80%

79

(90)

50% 50%

26,680

(27,620)19,960 16,490

434,470

(435,870)447,800 448,860

97

(90)90 90

Supplementary

Payments

Control 1

(2)2 2

47%

(47%)

90 90

25,382

(26,000)25,250 25,300

Payment

Services for

Other

Departments 420

(305)480 460

*Performance Budgeting targets have not been revised to take account of the impact of COVID-19 related outputs

**Illness Benefit and Occupational Injury Benefit statistics are not available due to migration to a new IT platform.

*** From the 1st of April 2018, the processing time standard for Domiciliary Care Allowance was amended from 70% of claims cleared in 15 weeks to 90% of claims cleared in 10 weeks.

**** Excluding new claimants with debts and new debts raised (under one month).

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III.

2018 Output Outturn

- Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions)

Act 2018

- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil

Registration Act 2018

2018 Output Outturn

. - Recommendations of the Low Pay

Commission for the National Minimum

Wage (2018)

Context and Impact indicators

2016 2017 2018

Consistent Poverty Rate


Context and Impact Indicators

1-

2-

3-

4-

Defined Contribution scheme members

Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) 250,719

471,608

299,782

Defined Benefit scheme members457,220

329,297

264,664

EQUALITY BUDGETING OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

3.0%

14.4%

67.7%

2018

5.8%

2.1%Long-term unemployment rate5

8.8%

(<9.5%)

58%

(40%)

2.8:1

(2:1)

2020 Output Target1

Not yet available

Not yet available

Not yet available

Unemployment rate5

2017

6.8%

Pension Coverage***

High Level Goal: Promote active inclusion and reduce the proportion of jobless households in society by providing targeted activation and development and

employment services

494,289

351,657

281,127


Post Social Transfers

44.9%

16.5%

8.3%

43.8%

15.7%

6.7%

40.9%

14%

5.6%

No. of telephone calls answered 7.3m 7.5m 6.5m

No. of payments 80.7m 79.7m 79.5m

No. of claims decided - weekly paid schemes* 742,958 755,957 667,499

- Recommendations of the Low Pay

Commission for the National Minimum Wage

(2019)

- Pathways to Work Impact Evaluations of

JobPath and Jobsplus

- Recommendations of the Low Pay Commission for the

National Minimum Wage (2020)

Publish Documents

* Performance Budgeting targets have not been revised to take account of the impact of COVID-19 related outputs

Legislation2019 Output Target 2020 Output Target*




2019 Output Target 2020 Output Target*

- Civil Registration Act 2019

- Social Welfare Act 2019 (Jobseeker’s

Benefit for the Self-Employed)

- Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019 (Budget

Bill)

- Social Welfare (Spring) Bill

- Social Welfare (Budget) Bill

- Payment of Wages Bill (to amend Payment of Wages Act

1991, in relation to treatment of tips)

- Gender Recognition Bill (to amend certain provisions of

Gender Recognition Act 2015)

- Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

(Amendment) Bill (to bring the legislation into line with

the EU Working Time Directive) (Note: It may be possible

to effect the necessary changes by Statutory Instrument,

negating the need for a Bill. Final advice pending.)

Youth unemployment rate5

Employment rate5

2019 Output Outturn

(2019 Output Target)

% of population at risk of poverty**

Pre Social transfers

* Stats exclude SWA weekly payments; Due to migration to new IT platform, some statistics excluded for certain periods Illness Benefit and Occupational Injury Benefit (Aug-Nov 2018).

** SILC survey, CSO annual publication- data not yet available for 2018.

*** Figures as per Pensions Authority Annual Report.

13.7%

68.7%

2019

4.9%

1.4%

13.5%

69.1%

Share of population aged 18-59 years resident in jobless

households2

Target an aggregate progression to employment rate across

activation programmes of 40% (measured 6 months after

completion of programme)3

Reduce the ratio between youth and overall unemployment4

2018 Output Outturn

(2018 Output Target)

9.5%

(<10%)

55%

(40%)

2.2:1

(2:1)

5-

6-

7-

8-

31,830

20,581

57,745

129,274

11.9%

Number of participants on employment programmes6

Number of participants on employment supports (Back To

Work Enterprise Allowance and Back To Education

Allowance)6

Number of Working Family Payment recipients6:

- Families

- Children

Proportion of population 0-17 years resident in jobless

households2

1Performance Budgeting targets have not been revised to take account of the impact of COVID 19 related outputs.

2Jobless household statistics are from the CSO’s LFS Households and Family Units release Q2, 2019, and these figures refer to Q2 each year.

3Figures are from Q3 each year

4This is a volatile metric which is prone to revision

52019 figures refer to CSO LFS Q3 2019

62019 figures are to end of October

31,585

15,514

54,116

122,056

11.8%

30,690

11,024

52,036

117,238

11.3%

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2018 Outturn

2019 Outturn

(Output

Target)2

2020 Output Target

58%62%

(>60%)>60%

2017 2018 2019

1- 26,559 24,080 23,210

2- 45,621 41,429 37,500

3- 62,053 61,016 Not yet available

4- 1.313m Not yet available Not yet available

5- 1.146m Not yet available Not yet available

6- 1.186m 1.221m 1.252m

7- 1.008m 1.036m 1.065.5m


€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

B -

1. Recovery of administration expenses from the Social

Insurance Fund ....

131,930 - 131,930 121,980 - 121,980

Subtotal:- 131,930 - 131,930 121,980 - 121,980

2. Recoveries of Social Assistance overpaid .... 58,800 - 58,800 58,300 - 58,300

3. Repayment from the Social Insurance Fund of

amounts paid initially as Social Assistance .... 5,420 - 5,420 4,000 - 4,000

4. Receipts under "Liability to Maintain Family" provisions

in Part 12 of the Social Welfare Act 2005 .... 320 - 320 320 - 320

5. Receipts from the General Register Office …. 310 - 310 340 - 340

6. Receipts from Additional Superannuation Contribution on

Public Service Remuneration …. 7,410 - 7,410 6,000 - 6,000

7. Receipts from European Social Fund …. - - - 7,250 - 7,250

8. Receipts from National Training Fund (Community

Employment) .... 6,100 - 6,100 6,100 - 6,100

9. Receipts from Pensions Board - Staff Superannuation …. 600 - 600 600 - 600

10. Homeless Unit Operational Cost - contributions from

external agencies …. 2,500 - 2,500 - -

11. Receipts from Dormant Accounts …. 550 - 550 5,000 - 5,000

12. Recovery of assistance from Insurance Claims …. 2,700 - 2,700 2,800 - 2,800

13. Receipts from Fund for European Aid to the

Most Deprived …. 260 - 260 4,500 - 4,500

14. Miscellaneous …. 800 - 800 1,000 - 1,000- - - - - -

Subtotal:- 85,770 - 85,770 96,210 - 96,210

Total:> 217,700 - 217,700 218,190 - 218,190 Total :- 217,700 #VALUE! 217,700 218,190 #VALUE! 218,190




APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID: Other

Paternity Benefit claims as a percentage of Maternity Benefit claims1

Context and Impact Indicators

Number of Paternity Benefit claims awarded2

Number of Maternity Benefit claims awarded2

Number of births3

EQUALITY BUDGETING OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

High Level Goal: Increase the take-up level of Paternity Benefit among eligible employees and self-employed people

2020 Estimate2019 Estimate

Details of Appropriations-in-Aid

Number of male PRSI Class A, E, H & S contributors4

Number of female PRSI Class A, E, H & S contributors4

Number of males in employment5

Number of females in employment5

1It should be noted that Paternity and Maternity Benefit claims are not directly comparable as eligibility is dependent on the person’s employment

status and PRSI contribution record, which may differ for each parent of a child. In addition, Maternity Benefit is (generally) taken from two weeks

before the birth of the child, while Paternity Benefit can be taken within 6 months of the birth of the child.22019 figures are to end October

3CSO Vital Statistics 2018

4P35 Revenue data, figure is number of people by primary class

52019 figures refer to CSO LFS Q3 2019

APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID

APPROPRIATIONS-IN-AID:

Social Insurance Fund Transfer to Vote 37

[37] [37]

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

131,930 - 131,930 121,980 - 121,980

37,437 - 37,437 37,437 - 37,437

20,000 - 20,000 20,000 - 20,000

28,000 - 28,000 25,400 - 25,400

7,192 - 7,192 5,900 - 5,900

741 - 741 741 - 741

140 - 140 140 - 140

162 - 162 200 - 200

2,270 - 2,270 2,230 - 2,230

810 - 810 930 - 930

Subtotal :- 228,682 - 228,682 214,958 - 214,958

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

Electricity Allowance 49,590 116,480 166,070 51,453 121,520 172,973

Gas Allowance 4,780 16,385 21,165 4,877 16,442 21,319

Free Television Licence 15,303 45,020 60,323 19,149 51,021 70,170

Total :- 69,673 177,885 247,558 75,479 188,983 264,462

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000

Fuel Allowance 147,292 88,475 235,767 183,485 111,865 295,350

Total :- 147,292 88,475 235,767 183,485 111,865 295,350

* Estimated expenses of administering the Social Insurance Fund are recovered from the Fund and appropriated in aid of the votes to which they are attributable. An amount is also

provided for An Post agency services.

Total


TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON FUEL ALLOWANCE

Vote 37

Social

Insurance

Fund

Total Vote 37

Social

Insurance

Fund

Total

TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HOUSEHOLD BENEFITS

Vote 37

Social

Insurance

Fund

Total Vote 37

Social

Insurance

Fund

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Vote 34) ..

Comptroller & Auditor General (Vote 8) ….

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Vote 32) ….

2. Details of Household Benefits and Fuel Allowance Expenditure


Bank Charges ….,

Negative Interest …..

Office of Public Works (Vote 13) ….


Supplementary Notes to Revised Estimates 2020

1. Details of Social Insurance Fund Administration *2019 Estimate 2020 Estimate


Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Vote 37) ….

Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Vote 9) ….

An Post Agency Services ….

Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Vote 12) ….

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