Frances Fitzgerald
Question:407 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the age profile of those receiving the lone parent family allowance in each of the years from 1997 to 2000. [23190/00]
Vol. 524 No. 5
407 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the age profile of those receiving the lone parent family allowance in each of the years from 1997 to 2000. [23190/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
Number of Recipients of One-Parent Family Payment by Age at 31 December 1997-2000
Age Group |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000* |
Under 20 years |
2,758 |
3,047 |
3,006 |
2,612 |
20 to 24 years |
14,763 |
15,786 |
16,378 |
16,770 |
25 to 29 years |
14,491 |
16,189 |
17,477 |
18,051 |
30 to 34 years |
9,830 |
11,141 |
12,088 |
13,126 |
35 to 39 years |
6,773 |
7,902 |
8,800 |
9,678 |
40 to 44 years |
4,907 |
5,487 |
5,946 |
6,442 |
45 to 49 years |
3,005 |
3,393 |
3,801 |
4,055 |
50 to 54 years |
1,557 |
1,701 |
1,933 |
2,105 |
55 to 59 years |
589 |
615 |
685 |
717 |
60 to 64 years |
222 |
222 |
210 |
190 |
65 years and over |
65 |
65 |
63 |
50 |
Total |
58,960 |
65,548 |
70,387 |
73,796 |