Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1158. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost associated with increasing all basic adult social welfare rates including the increase for a qualified adult by €10 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19613/21]
View answerThe estimated full year cost of a €10 increase to all weekly social welfare payments, with a proportionate increase for qualified adults where relevant, is €780.5 million.
This costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
