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Social Protection Payments

Social Protection Payments

This chapter looks at various types of social payments, from maternity and paternity benefit, to working age payments and illness related payments. 

Data comes from a CSO publication as well as the Department of Social Protection.

Number of recipients of social protection supports by sex
Number of recipients of social welfare payments by sex
Rate per 100 employees of maternity and paternity benefit by year
Rate per 100 employees of maternity and paternity benefit by year
Number of employees (thousands) in receipt of illness, multiple illness, long-term illness and injury benefits by sex
Number of employees (thousands) in receipt of illness, multiple illness, long-term illness and injury benefits by sex