One-Parent Family Payment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Questions (892)

John Brady

Question:

892. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment and the working family payment. [30839/18]

Written answers

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The Working Family Payment currently benefits approximately 56,700 families in respect of over 127,000 children.

One-Parent Family Payment currently supports 39,580 lone parents and 72,578 children. Of these, some 6,700 are also in receipt of WFP.

Figures provided are in respect of May 2018.