Dan Neville
Question:336 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of people who are currently in receipt of lone parent's allowance. [18865/97]
Written Answers. - Lone Parent's Allowance.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
26 September 1997
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
Recipients |
|
Unmarried Parent |
42,027 |
|
Separated Spouse |
13,090 |
|
Widowed Person |
1,655 |
|
Prisoner's Spouse |
97 |
|
Total |
56,869 |
Payments are made in respect of 91,341 children.
The lone parent's allowance was replaced by the one-parent family payment on 2 January 1997. This new scheme also incorporates deserted wife's allowance and prisoner's wife's allowance.