The number of people on the Live Register in Donegal now stands at 9,578, new figures show.
The figure is a 9.7% increase since June 2022, when 8,725 people were on the register.
Letterkenny recorded the highest number of recipients at 2,578.
Nationally, the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for June stood at 182,700 people, representing a slight 1.1% decrease compared to June 2022.
Of the 184,879 persons on the unadjusted Live Register in June 2023, 52.1% were male and 70.0% were Irish.
The 35-44 age group made up the largest number of those on the Live Register in June 2023 at 43,501 persons or 23.5%.
22,993 people from Ukraine benefitting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) are included in the Live Register figures for June 2023, an increase of 183 from May 2023. The CSO confirmed that people arriving in Ireland from Ukraine under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) can access a wide range of Department of Social Protection (DSP) supports. The majority of new applications for income support from people of working age are being processed as Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) claims until the most appropriate income support for that person is identified. This facilitates access to existing part-time work supports where appropriate. If a person is on Jobseeker’s Allowance for 20* claim paid days or more, they are counted on the Live Register.
