Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
429. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes introduced to the working family payment since 27 June 2020; and if she will detail the number of recipients, by county, benefitting from these changes, in tabular form. [31135/23]
View answerThe Working Family Payment is an in-work support which is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid employees with child dependents, and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. The rate of payment a person receives is 60% of the difference between their income and the income threshold for their family size.
I provided for increases to the weekly income threshold for Working Family Payment from 2020 to 2023 inclusive.
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Budget 2020 |
Increase of €10 per week in the income thresholds for families with up to 3 children, from January 2021. |
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Budget 2021 |
Increase of €10 per week in the income thresholds for families with up to 3 children from January 2022. |
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Budget 2022 |
Increase of €10 per week in the income thresholds for all families from April 2022. |
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Budget 2023 |
Increase of €40 per week in the income thresholds for all families from January 2023. |
The increase in thresholds from 2022 to 2023 for all families is detailed below.
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- |
2022 |
2023 |
|
One Child |
€551 |
€591 |
|
Two Children |
€652 |
€692 |
|
Three Children |
€753 |
€793 |
|
Four Children |
€844 |
€884 |
|
Five Children |
€970 |
€1,010 |
|
Six Children |
€1,086 |
€1,126 |
|
Seven Children |
€1,222 |
€1,262 |
|
Eight or more children |
€1,318 |
€1,358 |
Recipients of Working Family Payment received a €500 cost of living lump sum payment in November 2022 and a further €200 lump sum payment in April 2023.
The number of recipients of Working Family Payments by county, from 2020, is set out in tabular form below.
Working Family Payment
|
- |
Jun-20 |
Jan-21 |
Jan-22 |
Jan-23 |
|
County |
Recipients |
Recipients |
Recipients |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
868 |
803 |
770 |
764 |
|
Cavan |
1,206 |
1,087 |
970 |
956 |
|
Clare |
1,078 |
974 |
901 |
895 |
|
Cork |
5,110 |
4,824 |
4,477 |
4,524 |
|
Donegal |
2,539 |
2,423 |
2,324 |
2,320 |
|
Dublin |
11,934 |
11,169 |
10,873 |
11,635 |
|
Galway |
2,325 |
2,190 |
2,073 |
2,064 |
|
Kerry |
1,493 |
1,390 |
1,295 |
1,361 |
|
Kildare |
2,203 |
2,023 |
1,986 |
2,074 |
|
Kilkenny |
857 |
790 |
728 |
767 |
|
Laois |
951 |
889 |
868 |
879 |
|
Leitrim |
357 |
324 |
301 |
561 |
|
Limerick |
2,195 |
2,108 |
1,987 |
1,864 |
|
Longford |
729 |
699 |
646 |
647 |
|
Louth |
1,970 |
1,881 |
1,855 |
1,923 |
|
Mayo |
1,321 |
1,285 |
1,244 |
1,303 |
|
Meath |
1,929 |
1,794 |
1,690 |
1,770 |
|
Monaghan |
948 |
898 |
871 |
873 |
|
Offaly |
943 |
892 |
807 |
813 |
|
Roscommon |
712 |
649 |
591 |
617 |
|
Sligo |
683 |
635 |
613 |
607 |
|
Tipperary |
1,942 |
1,824 |
1,544 |
1,813 |
|
Waterford |
1,643 |
1,561 |
979 |
1,585 |
|
Westmeath |
1,044 |
987 |
1,989 |
966 |
|
Wexford |
2,138 |
2,007 |
1,082 |
2,003 |
|
Wicklow |
1,183 |
1,114 |
2,038 |
1,088 |
|
Others |
135 |
131 |
556 |
|
|
Total |
50,436 |
47,351 |
45,502 |
47,228 |
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
