This content has been automatically generated from the original PDF and some formatting may have been lost. Let us know if you find any major problems.
Text in this format is not official and should not be relied upon to extract citations or propose amendments. Please see the PDF for the official version of the document.
WQ.241/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY K.M. WILSON OF ST. CLEMENT
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 17th JUNE 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 24th JUNE 2024
Question
“Will the Minister detail the number of people in receipt of Income Support broken down by age and gender, and include the percentage increase in payments awarded for the period 2018 to 2023 and January to April 2024, broken down by year?”
Answer
Number of participants on open Income Support claims as at 31/12 each year, and 30/04/24:
|
Male participants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of year (2024 end of April) |
||||||
|
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
age band |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 - 4 |
540 |
535 |
527 |
448 |
378 |
365 |
372 |
|
5-11 |
690 |
705 |
719 |
689 |
612 |
587 |
577 |
|
12-16 |
401 |
404 |
421 |
396 |
353 |
357 |
361 |
|
17 - 24 |
261 |
261 |
308 |
259 |
253 |
238 |
230 |
|
25 - 64 |
1801 |
1759 |
1978 |
1667 |
1473 |
1454 |
1490 |
|
65+ |
807 |
798 |
835 |
826 |
809 |
813 |
797 |
|
Female participants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of year (2024 end of April) |
||||||
|
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
age band |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 - 4 |
522 |
526 |
483 |
384 |
327 |
315 |
311 |
|
5-11 |
661 |
660 |
694 |
634 |
563 |
531 |
511 |
|
12-16 |
370 |
400 |
413 |
388 |
377 |
365 |
371 |
|
17 - 24 |
333 |
324 |
342 |
324 |
263 |
261 |
266 |
|
25 - 64 |
2710 |
2702 |
2838 |
2575 |
2361 |
2284 |
2286 |
|
65+ |
1184 |
1190 |
1246 |
1220 |
1174 |
1174 |
1168 |
The percentage increases within the Income Support system relate to the components that make up the overall Income Support award for a household. The percentage increases applied to most components over this period are:
Oct 18 (approx. 3.0 %) Oct 19 (approx. 1.9 %) Oct 21 (approx. 1.1 %)
Oct 22 (approx. 2.6 %)
Jan 23 (approx. 6.4 %) Jan 24 (approx. 8.6 %)
In addition, specific components have received higher percentage increases in some years, and additional payments have been made to all Income Support households through non statutory schemes during this time.