001 Sex The gender of the recipient or beneficiary 002 Age The age of the recipient or beneficiary 003 Functions of Social Protection Supports are Social Protection categorised based on their primary function. 004 Governing Contribution Year (GCY) The year in which qualifying social welfare contributions are required to have been paid in order to qualify for social insurance payments. In general two years prior to the year of the claim application. 005 Social Assistance Social Protection Supports paid to persons who do not have qualifying social welfare contributions in the relevant GCY. M=Male F=Female 1 Pensions 2 Working Age Income Supports 3 Working Age Employment Supports 4 Illness, disability and caring 5 Children 6 Supplementary Payments 1 State Pension (Non- 2 Jobseeker's Allowance 3 One-Parent Family Payment 4 Widow's, widower's/surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Non- 5 Deserted Wife's Allowance 6 Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance 7 Farm Assist 8 Pre-Retirement Allowance 9 Exceptional and Urgent Needs 10 Other Supplements [Including Heating and Light] 11 Humanitarian Aid 12 Community Employment 13 Other Employment Programmes of which: Assistance towards training for BTW participants Part-time Job Incentive Scheme Wage Subsidy Scheme Supported Employment Programme Disability Activation Project Disability Support Awareness Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Page 1 of 5
Local Employment Service Local Employment Service Jobs Clubs Activation and Family Support Programme (AFSP) Special payments to long term Unemployed and Lone Parents Social Inclusion Initiatives (Employment Programmes) Special Initiatives for Travellers programme Employment Support Unit (ESU) policy initiatives Drugs Task Force EURES Job Mobility Funded Training Initiatives Technical Employment Support Grants 14 Employment Support Service 15 Disability Allowance 16 Blind Pension 17 Carer's Allowance 18 Domiciliary Care Allowance 19 Respite Care Grant 20 Child Benefit 21 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance 22 School Meals 23 Family Income Supplement 24 Guardian's Payment (Non- 25 Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant (Non- 26 Rent Allowances 27 Household Benefits and Free Travel Of which: Electricity Allowance Gas Allowance Telephone Allowance Free Television Licence 28 Grant to Citizen's Information Board 29 Office of the Pension's Ombudsman Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Page 2 of 5
30 Rent Supplement 31 Mortgage Interest Supplement 32 Supplementary Payments 006 Social Insurance Social Protection Supports paid to persons who have qualifying social welfare contributions in the relevant GCY. 1 State Pension ( 2 State Pension (Transition) 3 Widows', Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension ( 4 Death Benefit 5 Bereavement Grant 6 Jobseeker's Benefit 7 Deserted Wife's Benefit 8 Maternity Benefit 9 Adoptive Benefit 10 Health and Safety Benefit 11 Redundancy and Insolvency 12 Treatment Benefit 13 Illness Benefit 14 Injury Benefit 15 Invalidity Pension 16 Partial Capacity Benefit 17 Disablement Benefit 18 Medical Care 19 Carer's Benefit 20 Guardian's Payment ( 21 Widowed Parent or Surviving Civil Partner Grant (Contributory 22 Household Benefits 007 Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) 008 Sources of Finance for the Social Insurance Fund Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) is the contribution to the Social Insurance Fund paid by employers, employees and self employed persons. The rate of contribution is determined by the class of employment and adjusted periodically by the Government in its annual budget. Funding for social welfare payments derived from PRSI contributions paid by employers, employees and self-employed persons. Of which: Electricity Allowance Gas Allowance Telephone Allowance Free Television Licence 23 Free Travel 24 Free Fuel See table A15 for PRSI classes 1 Employer PRSI 2 Employee PRSI 3 Self-employed PRSI 4 Income from Health Contribution 5 Investment Income Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Page 3 of 5
009 Supports within functions of Social Protection The Social Protection supports within functions 6 Other receipts 1 Pensions State Pension (Non- State Pension ( State Pension (Transition) Partner's Contributory Pension ( Partner's Contributory Pension (Death Benefit) Bereavement Grants 2 Working Age Income Supports Jobseeker s Allowance One Parent Family Payment Partner's Pension (Non- Deserted Wife's Allowance Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments Farm Assist Pre-Retirement Allowance Other Working Age Income Supports Jobseeker's Benefit Deserted Wife's Benefit Maternity Benefit Adoptive Benefit Health and Safety Benefit Redundancy and Insolvency Treatments Benefits 3 Working Age Employment Supports cover: Community Employment Programme Rural Social Schemes TÚS - Community Work Placement Job Initiative Community Services Programme Back to Work Allowance National Internship Scheme - Job bridge Back to Education Allowance Partial Capacity Benefit Other Employment Support 4 Illness, disability and caring Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Page 4 of 5
Disability Allowance Blind Pension Carer's Allowance Domiciliary Care Allowance Respite Care Grant Illness Benefit Injury Benefit Invalidity Pension Disablement Benefit Medical Care Carer's Benefit 5 Children Child Benefit Family Income Supplement Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance School Meals Guardian's Payment (Non- Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant (Non- Guardian s Payments ( Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant ( 6 Supplementary payments Rent Supplement Mortgage Interest Supplements Household Benefits [Vote 37 + SIF] Free Travel Fuel Allowance [Vote 37 + SIF] Grant to the Citizen's Information Board Office of the Pensions Ombudsman Miscellaneous Services funded by Vote 37 Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Page 5 of 5