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Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2014

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Questions (83)

Jim Daly

Question:

83. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons 23 years of age and younger in receipt of rent allowance from her Department for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5725/14]

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Written answers

There are currently approximately 79,000 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €344 million for 2014.

Statistics are not available on the number of persons 23 years of age and younger in receipt of rent supplement for each of the past five years. The rent supplement age statistics that are available profiles recipients’ age subtotalled for every 5 years for those over 20 years of age. The following tabular statement providing this data in respect of customers aged under 20 to 30 years for the period from 2009 to 2013.

TABULAR STATEMENT – Rent Supplement recipients aged under 20 years to 30 years 2009-2013

Age Group

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Under 20 years

1,359

1,004

825

579

407

20 to 24 years

14,029

13,146

11,581

9,078

7,114

25 to 29 years

17,841

18,353

17,896

15,204

12,922

Question No. 84 withdrawn.
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