Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1016. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on the one-parent family payment in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of payment allocations for each year in tabular form. [15390/21]
View answerThe table beneath outlines the expenditure and the average number of payments for One Parent Family Payment in 2019, 2020 and up to end of February 2021.
One Parent Family Payment Expenditure and Average Recipient Numbers 2019, 2020 & to end of February 2021
|
|
2019 |
2020 (Provisional Outturn) |
2021 (Data up to end of February 2021) |
|
Expenditure (€000) |
533,122 |
564,880 |
84,687 |
|
Average Recipient Number |
39,465 |
39,740 |
39,500 |
The figures for 2020 outturn are provisional and are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
The figures for 2021 are to the end of February and are provisional.
I trust that this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
