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Number of people in long-term receipt of benefits down 16% in January

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The number of people relying on long-term welfare benefits fell 16 per cent in January compared with the same period last year, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows

The seasonally adjusted Live Register total for January was 184,700 people, down by 700 or 0.4 per cent from December, suggesting the Republic’s labour market continues to tighten despite the wider economic slowdown.

All counties saw an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the 12 months to January. There were 22,877 people benefitting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive included in the figures for January, which was an increase of 1,094 from December. Those aged 25–34-year-olds made up 22.6 per cent of the total; while 35-44-year-olds made up 23.7 per cent, and 45-54-year-olds made up 20.4 per cent.

 

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