Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023
108. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people availed of the Activation and Family Support Programme in 2022 to fund the cost of training supports and education courses for people on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46412/23]
View answerThe Department's Activation and Family Support Programme provides funding to assist local organisations and agencies implement training and education initiatives to address the needs of recipients of welfare payments and their families who are distant from the labour market.
The Activation and Family Support Programme provided funding to 10 organisations in 2022 which provided training to over 170 participants. Expenditure on the scheme in 2022 was €222,000.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
