Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015
194. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of one-parent family payments in 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of male recipients and female recipients. [7945/15]
View answerThe numbers of persons in receipt of the One Parent Family Payment at December 31st of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 and at 31st January 2015 are provided in the following table. The gender breakdown is also supplied.
Number of Recipients of One Parent Family Payment by Gender, 2012 to January 2015
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
31st January 2015 |
1,001 |
68,772 |
69,773 |
|
2014 |
1,018 |
68,866 |
69,884 |
|
2013 |
1,463 |
76,783 |
78,246 |
|
2012 |
1,984 |
85,934 |
87,918 |
