Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1610. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of the fuel allowance at the end of 2017; and the cost to the Exchequer of this benefit for each of the past three years. [1032/18]
View answerThe following table provides details of the spending by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on Fuel Allowance in the years 2015 to 2017, inclusive, and the number of households in receipt of Fuel Allowance in these years.
|
Fuel Allowance |
2015 Outturn |
2016 Outturn |
2017 Provisional Outturn* |
|
Number of Households |
405,098 |
385,978 |
358,744 |
|
Expenditure (€000) |
216,223 |
234,812 |
226,184 |
* 2017 figures are provisional and subject to change.
