{"_about": "The Missing Money Index: take-up of three payments by county. Recipients (Department of Social Protection) per person in the group the payment is for (Census 2022), as an index where 100 is the national rate. A take-up index, not an eligibility count: the Census holds no income. Our arithmetic on two official sources. CC BY 4.0, link back to https://peoplespocket.com/missing-money-index", "period": "2026Q2", "census": 2022, "generated": "2026-10-15", "recipients_with_county_unknown": {"HHB": 22, "HHB1": 88, "CAR": 43, "DPMA": 71}, "pairs": [{"key": "household-benefits", "payment": "Household Benefits Package", "base_label": "people aged 70 or over", "recipients_source": "DSP schemes HHB and HHB1, 2026Q2", "base_source": "Census 2022, table F1012 (persons aged 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+), summed from electoral divisions", "means": "No means test from age 70", "caveat": "paid once per household, and about a quarter of recipients are under 66 (the county file does not split by age)", "value_note": "the electricity or gas allowance alone, €1.15 a day, about €420 a year; the free TV licence is on top", "national_rate": 0.6354, "national_recipients": 341947, "national_base": 538171, "value_per_person_year": 419.75, "counties": [{"county": "Kerry", "recipients": 11236, "base": 20468, "rate": 0.549, "index": 86, "short_of_national": 1769, "value_if_takeup": 742538}, {"county": "Mayo", "recipients": 10675, "base": 19027, "rate": 0.561, "index": 88, "short_of_national": 1415, "value_if_takeup": 593946}, {"county": "Kilkenny", "recipients": 6794, "base": 11818, "rate": 0.5749, "index": 90, "short_of_national": 715, "value_if_takeup": 300121}, {"county": "Galway", "recipients": 17230, "base": 29645, "rate": 0.5812, "index": 91, "short_of_national": 1606, "value_if_takeup": 674118}, {"county": "Donegal", "recipients": 12137, "base": 20743, "rate": 0.5851, "index": 92, "short_of_national": 1043, "value_if_takeup": 437799}, {"county": "Clare", "recipients": 8852, "base": 15030, "rate": 0.589, "index": 93, "short_of_national": 698, "value_if_takeup": 292986}, {"county": "Monaghan", "recipients": 4271, "base": 7172, "rate": 0.5955, "index": 94, "short_of_national": 286, "value_if_takeup": 120048}, {"county": "Roscommon", "recipients": 5375, "base": 9006, "rate": 0.5968, "index": 94, "short_of_national": 347, "value_if_takeup": 145653}, {"county": "Sligo", "recipients": 5531, "base": 8974, "rate": 0.6163, "index": 97, "short_of_national": 171, "value_if_takeup": 71777}, {"county": "Cork", "recipients": 38746, "base": 62311, "rate": 0.6218, "index": 98, "short_of_national": 846, "value_if_takeup": 355108}, {"county": "Offaly", "recipients": 5590, "base": 8945, "rate": 0.6249, "index": 98, "short_of_national": 94, "value_if_takeup": 39456}, {"county": "Wexford", "recipients": 11860, "base": 18986, "rate": 0.6247, "index": 98, "short_of_national": 203, "value_if_takeup": 85209}, {"county": "Cavan", "recipients": 5376, "base": 8542, "rate": 0.6294, "index": 99, "short_of_national": 51, "value_if_takeup": 21407}, {"county": "Meath", "recipients": 11664, "base": 18327, "rate": 0.6364, "index": 100, "short_of_national": -19, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Wicklow", "recipients": 10469, "base": 16384, "rate": 0.639, "index": 101, "short_of_national": -59, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Waterford", "recipients": 9476, "base": 14685, "rate": 0.6453, "index": 102, "short_of_national": -145, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Limerick", "recipients": 15292, "base": 23286, "rate": 0.6567, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -496, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Tipperary", "recipients": 13394, "base": 20382, "rate": 0.6571, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -444, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Dublin", "recipients": 90675, "base": 137189, "rate": 0.6609, "index": 104, "short_of_national": -3507, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Leitrim", "recipients": 2965, "base": 4484, "rate": 0.6612, "index": 104, "short_of_national": -116, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Carlow", "recipients": 4437, "base": 6393, "rate": 0.694, "index": 109, "short_of_national": -375, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Westmeath", "recipients": 6803, "base": 9781, "rate": 0.6955, "index": 109, "short_of_national": -588, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Kildare", "recipients": 13785, "base": 19657, "rate": 0.7013, "index": 110, "short_of_national": -1295, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Louth", "recipients": 9825, "base": 13820, "rate": 0.7109, "index": 112, "short_of_national": -1044, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Laois", "recipients": 5791, "base": 8019, "rate": 0.7222, "index": 114, "short_of_national": -696, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Longford", "recipients": 3698, "base": 5097, "rate": 0.7255, "index": 114, "short_of_national": -459, "value_if_takeup": 0}]}, {"key": "carers-allowance", "payment": "Carer's Allowance", "base_label": "carers giving 29 or more hours of unpaid help a week", "recipients_source": "DSP scheme CAR, 2026Q2", "base_source": "Census 2022, table F4015 (carers, 29-42 and 43+ hours a week)", "means": "Means-tested (the partner's income counts)", "caveat": "the payment needs 35 hours a week; the Census bands split at 29 and 43, so the base is a little wider than the rule, and half-rate carers are counted as recipients", "value_note": "the full rate for a carer under 66, €270 a week", "national_rate": 1.0514, "national_recipients": 110827, "national_base": 105407, "value_per_person_year": 14040.0, "counties": [{"county": "Meath", "recipients": 3727, "base": 4181, "rate": 0.8914, "index": 85, "short_of_national": 669, "value_if_takeup": 9392760}, {"county": "Clare", "recipients": 2575, "base": 2786, "rate": 0.9243, "index": 88, "short_of_national": 354, "value_if_takeup": 4970160}, {"county": "Kildare", "recipients": 4322, "base": 4619, "rate": 0.9357, "index": 89, "short_of_national": 535, "value_if_takeup": 7511400}, {"county": "Dublin", "recipients": 24504, "base": 25618, "rate": 0.9565, "index": 91, "short_of_national": 2431, "value_if_takeup": 34131240}, {"county": "Galway", "recipients": 5516, "base": 5724, "rate": 0.9637, "index": 92, "short_of_national": 502, "value_if_takeup": 7048080}, {"county": "Cork", "recipients": 12237, "base": 12470, "rate": 0.9813, "index": 93, "short_of_national": 874, "value_if_takeup": 12270960}, {"county": "Wicklow", "recipients": 3101, "base": 3188, "rate": 0.9727, "index": 93, "short_of_national": 251, "value_if_takeup": 3524040}, {"county": "Kilkenny", "recipients": 2198, "base": 2211, "rate": 0.9941, "index": 95, "short_of_national": 127, "value_if_takeup": 1783080}, {"county": "Mayo", "recipients": 3392, "base": 3340, "rate": 1.0156, "index": 97, "short_of_national": 120, "value_if_takeup": 1684800}, {"county": "Monaghan", "recipients": 1372, "base": 1306, "rate": 1.0505, "index": 100, "short_of_national": 1, "value_if_takeup": 14040}, {"county": "Sligo", "recipients": 1627, "base": 1538, "rate": 1.0579, "index": 101, "short_of_national": -10, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Kerry", "recipients": 3839, "base": 3535, "rate": 1.086, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -122, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Laois", "recipients": 2348, "base": 2167, "rate": 1.0835, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -70, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Roscommon", "recipients": 1844, "base": 1700, "rate": 1.0847, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -57, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Leitrim", "recipients": 885, "base": 805, "rate": 1.0994, "index": 105, "short_of_national": -39, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Waterford", "recipients": 3022, "base": 2746, "rate": 1.1005, "index": 105, "short_of_national": -135, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Wexford", "recipients": 4663, "base": 3989, "rate": 1.169, "index": 111, "short_of_national": -469, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Cavan", "recipients": 1939, "base": 1644, "rate": 1.1794, "index": 112, "short_of_national": -210, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Louth", "recipients": 3553, "base": 2933, "rate": 1.2114, "index": 115, "short_of_national": -469, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Tipperary", "recipients": 4829, "base": 3964, "rate": 1.2182, "index": 116, "short_of_national": -661, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Donegal", "recipients": 4964, "base": 4040, "rate": 1.2287, "index": 117, "short_of_national": -716, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Westmeath", "recipients": 2654, "base": 2065, "rate": 1.2852, "index": 122, "short_of_national": -483, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Carlow", "recipients": 1795, "base": 1391, "rate": 1.2904, "index": 123, "short_of_national": -332, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Limerick", "recipients": 5823, "base": 4493, "rate": 1.296, "index": 123, "short_of_national": -1099, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Offaly", "recipients": 2626, "base": 1988, "rate": 1.3209, "index": 126, "short_of_national": -536, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Longford", "recipients": 1472, "base": 966, "rate": 1.5238, "index": 145, "short_of_national": -456, "value_if_takeup": 0}]}, {"key": "disability-allowance", "payment": "Disability Allowance", "base_label": "people aged 15 to 64 with a disability to a great extent", "recipients_source": "DSP scheme DPMA, 2026Q2", "base_source": "Census 2022, table F4004 (disability to a great extent, ages 15-24, 25-44, 45-64), summed from electoral divisions", "means": "Means-tested (the partner's income counts)", "caveat": "the payment starts at 16 and the Census band at 15; a person can qualify without reporting a disability to a great extent, and some who report one are on another payment", "value_note": "the full personal rate, €254 a week", "national_rate": 0.8087, "national_recipients": 178143, "national_base": 220289, "value_per_person_year": 13208.0, "counties": [{"county": "Kildare", "recipients": 6986, "base": 10350, "rate": 0.675, "index": 83, "short_of_national": 1384, "value_if_takeup": 18279872}, {"county": "Meath", "recipients": 5673, "base": 8353, "rate": 0.6792, "index": 84, "short_of_national": 1082, "value_if_takeup": 14291056}, {"county": "Dublin", "recipients": 42337, "base": 58839, "rate": 0.7195, "index": 89, "short_of_national": 5245, "value_if_takeup": 69275960}, {"county": "Wicklow", "recipients": 5119, "base": 6857, "rate": 0.7465, "index": 92, "short_of_national": 426, "value_if_takeup": 5626608}, {"county": "Cork", "recipients": 20995, "base": 26138, "rate": 0.8032, "index": 99, "short_of_national": 142, "value_if_takeup": 1875536}, {"county": "Kilkenny", "recipients": 3514, "base": 4382, "rate": 0.8019, "index": 99, "short_of_national": 30, "value_if_takeup": 396240}, {"county": "Roscommon", "recipients": 2520, "base": 3119, "rate": 0.808, "index": 100, "short_of_national": 2, "value_if_takeup": 26416}, {"county": "Louth", "recipients": 5286, "base": 6466, "rate": 0.8175, "index": 101, "short_of_national": -57, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Clare", "recipients": 4295, "base": 5190, "rate": 0.8276, "index": 102, "short_of_national": -98, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Laois", "recipients": 3624, "base": 4395, "rate": 0.8246, "index": 102, "short_of_national": -70, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Wexford", "recipients": 6884, "base": 8256, "rate": 0.8338, "index": 103, "short_of_national": -208, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Cavan", "recipients": 2704, "base": 3212, "rate": 0.8418, "index": 104, "short_of_national": -107, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Sligo", "recipients": 2645, "base": 3112, "rate": 0.8499, "index": 105, "short_of_national": -128, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Galway", "recipients": 9598, "base": 11164, "rate": 0.8597, "index": 106, "short_of_national": -570, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Waterford", "recipients": 5111, "base": 5965, "rate": 0.8568, "index": 106, "short_of_national": -287, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Monaghan", "recipients": 1919, "base": 2220, "rate": 0.8644, "index": 107, "short_of_national": -124, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Carlow", "recipients": 2759, "base": 3110, "rate": 0.8871, "index": 110, "short_of_national": -244, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Offaly", "recipients": 3614, "base": 4042, "rate": 0.8941, "index": 111, "short_of_national": -345, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Limerick", "recipients": 9086, "base": 10067, "rate": 0.9026, "index": 112, "short_of_national": -945, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Westmeath", "recipients": 3897, "base": 4296, "rate": 0.9071, "index": 112, "short_of_national": -423, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Leitrim", "recipients": 1362, "base": 1491, "rate": 0.9135, "index": 113, "short_of_national": -156, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Mayo", "recipients": 4957, "base": 5410, "rate": 0.9163, "index": 113, "short_of_national": -582, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Donegal", "recipients": 6962, "base": 7194, "rate": 0.9678, "index": 120, "short_of_national": -1144, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Tipperary", "recipients": 7571, "base": 7806, "rate": 0.9699, "index": 120, "short_of_national": -1258, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Kerry", "recipients": 6587, "base": 6748, "rate": 0.9761, "index": 121, "short_of_national": -1130, "value_if_takeup": 0}, {"county": "Longford", "recipients": 2138, "base": 2107, "rate": 1.0147, "index": 125, "short_of_national": -434, "value_if_takeup": 0}]}]}