asked the Minister for Social Welfare with reference to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 16 April, the numbers of dependants between the ages of 18 and 21 for whom dependant allowance is being claimed, in each category.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Statistics.
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The total child beneficiaries for the relevant schemes are as follows:
|
Scheme |
Child Beneficiaries (1986 Estimate) |
|
Widows' Pensions |
24,636 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
9,555 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
5,978 |
|
Prisoner's Wife's Allowance |
872 |
|
Unmarried Mother's Allowance |
15,440 |
|
Total |
56,481 |
The percentage of this group that are aged 18-21 is not known, as statistics are not maintained on the number of child beneficiaries at different ages.