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THE Live Register figures for Kerry saw a 35% increase since November 2021, the highest in the country during that period according to statistics from the Central Statistics Office.
There were 7,943 people signing on last month in the county, up from 5,862 in November 2021. In Tralee there were 3,073 on the register last month up from 2,580 (+19%) in the same month last year.
In Killarney there were 1,577 signing on last month up from 893 (+76%) in November 2021, Listowel rose to 1,216 from 1,160 (+5%), Cahersiveen increased from 255 to 675 (+264%), Killorglin rose to 522 from 399 (+30%), Dingle 497 from 373 +33%) and Kenmare increased to 383 from 202 (+89%).
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The number on the Live Register includes some people who have arrived recently in the county from Ukraine.
According to the CSO: “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.
Nationally, there were 19,500 people benefitting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive included in the Live Register figures for November 2022, an increase of 1,929 from October 2022.
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 JA for 20 claim paid days or more, they are counted on the Live Register.”
