Richard Boyd Barrett
Question:1165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of raising the payment on headline social welfare rates to €350 per week. [41235/21]
View answerTuesday, 27 July 2021
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the rate of all weekly social welfare schemes to €350, with a proportionate increase for qualified adults, is €9.8 billion.
This cost refers to increasing the standard weekly social welfare rates of payment and does not include increases, where applicable, for temporary payments such as the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
This costing is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2021 and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.