Eamon Gilmore
Question:71 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of widows in receipt of widows and orphans pension; and the annual cost of this.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Statistics.
There are currently 86,833 recipients of widow's and orphan's (contributory) pensions, 19,062 recipients of widow's and orphan's (non-contributory) pensions and a further 1,527 widows in receipt of a lone parent's allowance.
Expenditure on the various schemes is as set out below:
|
Scheme |
1992 |
1993(Estimated) |
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance |
283.9 |
293.6 |
|
Widow's (Non-Contributory) Pension and Orphan's (Non-Contributory) Allowance |
51.9 |
54.3 |
|
Lone Parent's Allowance, Widowed Persons (Estimated) |
6.8 |
7.5 |
|
Total |
342.6 |
355.4 |