John Brady
Question:213. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [3827/18]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 January 2018
213. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [3827/18]
View answerThe number of persons in receipt of Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) at the end of December in each of the years 2015 to 2017 is shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1: BETA recipients 2015 - 2017
Year |
Number of recipients (at end December) |
2015 |
18,345 |
2016 |
14,386 |
2017 |
11,336 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.