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Social Welfare Benefits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 October 2021

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Questions (165)

Thomas Gould

Question:

165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of the telephone support allowance. [51576/21]

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The Telephone Support Allowance is an extra weekly payment for people in receipt of certain social welfare payments who also receive the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance. At the end of September, some 136,400 people are receiving the allowance. 

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