Statistics for 2023, issued by the Department of Social Protection on January 16 of this year, show some interesting patterns regarding the proportion of persons of different nationalities claiming the various types of welfare payment available through the DSP.
36% of those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance in 2023 were non-Irish nationals and that the total number of non-nationals in receipt of unemployment payments had almost doubled to 57,798 over the same period.
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36% of those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance in 2023 were non-Irish nationals and that the total number of non-nationals in receipt of unemployment payments had almost doubled to 57,798 over the same period.
NEW DATA: Non-nationals account for 36% of Jobseekers Allowance payments - Gript
MATT TREACY: Most striking of all, is that non-nationals account for 36% of those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance (for those in long-term unemployment) with numbers seeing an 90% rise from 2019 and 2023.
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