Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023
97. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of lone parents in receipt of the working family payment from the beginning of 2018 until the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46363/23]
View answerWorking Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly in-work support which provides an income support for employees on low earnings with children. To qualify for Working Family Payment, the customer must be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment and have at least one qualified child who normally resides with them.
The table below outlines the number and percentage of one parent households in receipt of Working Family Payment from December 2018 to December 2022 inclusive:
|
Month |
Year |
WFP Customers |
Number of One Parent WFP Customers |
% Of One Parent WFP Customers |
|
December |
2018 |
54115 |
25701 |
47% |
|
December |
2019 |
53103 |
26239 |
49% |
|
December |
2020 |
48188 |
24707 |
51% |
|
December |
2021 |
46010 |
26386 |
57% |
|
December |
2022 |
47268 |
29228 |
62% |
Corresponding figures for December 2017 are not readily available.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
