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Foreword from the Minister I welcome the publication of the 2002 Annual Statistical Report, the twentieth edition of this Report, which provides comprehensive statistical information on all Social Welfare Services operated by this Department, in addition to trends over the past ten years. This Department operates a broad range of schemes and services to benefit families as well as the wider community and is central to the provision of social protection in this country. The Report will be of significant value in the development of policies responsive to the needs of people in a wide variety of circumstances. From birth, through life to death, our system of social supports administered by my Department helps approximately one in three citizens at any one time. With a Budget spend last year of €9.52 billion the increase of 21.4% in social welfare spending has remained above the rate of inflation and increased by over €3.5 billion between 1997 and 2002. Important developments in 2002 highlighted in the Report include: - Total Social Welfare expenditure in 2002 was € 9.52 billion, which represented 28.8% of Gross Current Government expenditure. - Over 938,000 people were in receipt of a weekly social welfare payment at the end of 2002. - Expenditure on Old Age Payments increased by 15.5% on 2001. - Expenditure on Child Related Payments rose by 49.2% in 2002. - Carer's Allowance expenditure increased by € 30 million in 2002, an increase of 22.8% over 2001. - The number of recipients of Family Income Supplement increased by 4.1% with an increase in expenditure of 14.4%. - In 2002, a Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance was paid in respect of 155,811 children, an increase of 12,782 on 2001 with expenditure on the scheme increased by 18.8% to just over €15 million. Our social service policies allied to our policies on education, housing, health and governance to name a few, make real differences to the lives of our citizens and I am committed to the ongoing maintenance and development of those social services. Timely and accurate information is a key input to this process and this Report makes an important contribution in this regard. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the wide range of staff in the Department who contributed to the compilation of the Report. Mary Coughlan TD Minister for Social and Family Affairs
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Brollach �n Aire Cuirim f�ilte roimh fhoilsi� Thuairisc Bhliant�il Staitisti�il 2002, an fichi� eagr�n den Tuairisc seo a shol�thra�onn eolas cuimsitheach staitisti�il ar na Seirbh�s� Leasa Sh�isialta go l�ir a fheidhm�onn an Roinn seo, chomh maith le heolas ar threochta� le deich mbliana anuas. Feidhm�onn an Roinn seo r�imse leathan sc�imeanna agus seirbh�s� a th�ann chun leasa teaghlach mar aon le leas an phobail i gcoitinne agus t� s� l�rnach maidir le cosaint sh�isialta a shol�thar sa t�r seo. Beidh luach sonrach ag baint leis an Tuairisc maidir le forbairt pholasa� a fhreagr�idh ar a bhfuil ag teast�il � dhaoine i r�imse leathan imthosca. �n bhreith, tr�d an saol go b�s, cuid�onn �r gc�ras taca�ochta s�isialta a fheidhm�onn mo Roinn, thart ar shaor�nach amh�in as gach tri�r ag aon am ar leith. Caitheadh E9.52 billi�n de bhuis�ad anuraidh agus leis sin, t� an m�ad� de 21.4% i gcaiteachas leasa sh�isialta fanta os cionn an r�ta boilscithe agus t� m�ad� de n�os m� n� E3.5 billi�n tagtha air idir 1997 agus 2002. I measc na bhforbairt� t�bhachtacha i 2002 at� l�irithe sa Tuairisc t�: E9.52 billi�n an caiteachas ioml�n Leasa Sh�isialta i 2002, a bh� mar 28.8% de chaiteachas Comhl�n Reatha Rialtais. Bh� n�os m� n� 938,000 duine ag f�il �oca�ochta seachtaini�la Leasa Sh�isialta ag deireadh 2002. Th�inig m�ad� 15.5% ar chaiteachas ar �oca�ochta� Seanaoise i gcompar�id le 2001. Th�inig m�ad� 49.2% ar �oca�ochta� a Bhaineann le Leana� i 2002. Th�inig m�ad� E30 milli�n ar chaiteachas ar Li�ntas Feighl� i 2002, m�ad� 22.8% le hais 2001. Th�inig m�ad� 4.1% ar l�on na ndaoine a raibh Forl�onadh Ioncam Teaghlaigh � fh�il acu, agus leis sin m�ad� 14.4% ar chaiteachas. Sa bhliain 2002, �ocadh Li�ntas �ada� agus Br�g leo si�d ag bh� ag dul ar ais ar scoil i dtaobh 155,811 p�iste, m�ad� de 12,782 p�iste le hais 2001 agus leis sin, th�inig m�ad� 18.8% ar chaiteachas ar an sc�im go dt� giota beag n�os m� n� E15 milli�n. D�anann �r gcuid polasaithe maidir le seirbh�s� s�isialta difir m�r i saol �r saor�nach nuair a chomhaonta�tear iad len�r bpolasaithe maidir le hoideachas, tith�ocht, sl�inte, rial� agus eile, agus t� m� ceangailte le coinne�il ar aghaidh le cothabh�il agus forbairt na seirbh�s� s�isialta sin. Is gn� th�bhachtach den phr�iseas seo eolas cruinn a chur ar f�il ag an am cu� agus cuireann an Tuairisc seo go m�r leis sin ar bhealach t�bhachtach. Mar fhocal scoir, ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thap� bu�ochas a ghabh�il leis an r�imse leathan chomhalta� foirne sa Roinn a chuidigh leis an Tuairisc a chur le ch�ile. M�ire N� Chochl�in, TD Aire Ghn�tha� S�isialta agus Teaghlaigh