Paul McAuliffe
Question:159. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the number of recipients, by county, of the living alone allowance for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34448/23]
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The Living Alone Allowance is an extra payment for people on social welfare payments who are living alone.
The number of recipients of the Living Alone Allowance by county from 2020 to 2023 is shown in the table below. For the years 2020 to 2023, recipients are given as of 31st December. For 2023, the recipients are given at 31st May.
Table 1: Living Alone Allowance recipients, by year and county
|
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Carlow |
2,772 |
3,026 |
3,127 |
3,123 |
|
Cavan |
3,537 |
3,761 |
3,913 |
3,915 |
|
Clare |
5,811 |
6,384 |
6,693 |
6,806 |
|
Cork |
24,038 |
25,701 |
26,768 |
27,087 |
|
Donegal |
8,346 |
9,008 |
9,322 |
9,357 |
|
Dublin |
48,654 |
52,183 |
54,311 |
54,950 |
|
Galway |
10,982 |
11,813 |
12,328 |
12,488 |
|
Kerry |
8,050 |
8,742 |
8,992 |
9,096 |
|
Kildare |
6,349 |
7,071 |
7,464 |
7,660 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,845 |
4,298 |
4,523 |
4,599 |
|
Laois |
2,980 |
3,415 |
3,607 |
3,667 |
|
Leitrim |
2,134 |
2,283 |
2,369 |
2,374 |
|
Limerick |
9,396 |
10,000 |
10,271 |
10,376 |
|
Longford |
2,287 |
2,451 |
2,569 |
2,589 |
|
Louth |
5,509 |
5,832 |
6,096 |
6,168 |
|
Mayo |
7,517 |
8,084 |
8,353 |
8,491 |
|
Meath |
5,824 |
6,439 |
6,783 |
6,887 |
|
Monaghan |
2,809 |
3,103 |
3,226 |
3,245 |
|
Offaly |
3,171 |
3,481 |
3,626 |
3,672 |
|
Roscommon |
3,535 |
3,824 |
3,977 |
4,044 |
|
Sligo |
3,684 |
3,924 |
4,090 |
4,119 |
|
Tipperary |
8,631 |
9,175 |
9,580 |
9,691 |
|
Waterford |
6,018 |
6,440 |
6,676 |
6,762 |
|
Westmeath |
3,916 |
4,210 |
4,407 |
4,462 |
|
Wexford |
7,427 |
7,963 |
8,304 |
8,347 |
|
Wicklow |
5,437 |
5,800 |
6,134 |
6,227 |
|
Unknown or other |
6,894 |
6,407 |
6,176 |
6,297 |
|
Total |
209,553 |
224,818 |
233,685 |
236,499 |