Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2023
366. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to list in tabular form the number of recipients of one parent family payment and jobseeker's transitional payment who are also in receipt of the fuel allowance. [19291/23]
View answer373. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of one-parent family payment; the total number of people in receipt of jobseeker’s transitional payment; and the number of recipients of each payment who are self-employed, in tabular form. [19423/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 373 together.
One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 who are not cohabiting, and whose youngest child is under 7. Jobseeker's Transitional Payment is a provision under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that is available to lone parents, who are not co-habiting and have a youngest child aged 7 to 13 years inclusive.
At the end of March 2023, there were 43,589 individuals in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment, and 19,901 individuals in receipt of Jobseeker's Transitional Payment. Of these, 26,616 One-Parent Family Payment recipients and 13,282 Jobseeker's Transitional Payment recipients were also in receipt of Fuel Allowance.
If you are self-employed, you usually pay PRSI at Class S. There were 265 recipients of One-Parent Family Payment and 185 Jobseeker's Transitional Payment with a record of Class S PRSI contributions in 2021, the latest year that Class S contribution data is available for.
Table 1: One-Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker's Transitional Payment recipients
|
One-Parent Family Payment |
Jobseeker's Transitional Payment |
|
|
Recipients |
43,589 |
19,901 |
|
Recipients in receipt of Fuel Allowance |
26,616 |
13,282 |
|
Recipients with Class S PRSI contribution in 2021 |
265 |
185 |
