Jim O'Callaghan
Question:242. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in each county that are receiving the €300 fuel allowance lump sum payment this week, in tabular form. [51805/23]
View answerThursday, 23 November 2023
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The Fuel Allowance scheme is a means tested payment to assist pensioners and other long-term social welfare dependent householders with their winter heating costs. The payment is a contribution towards heating costs. The payment is made over the winter season at the weekly rate of €33.00 or, if preferred, by way of two instalment payments. Only one Fuel Allowance is payable per household. Those who qualify for the payment do not need to reapply annually.
Some 409,000 households are receiving the Fuel Allowance, and these households will get an additional €300 payment this week.
This suite of lump sum payments means that people will have extra money in their pockets, which will ease the pressure and stress that many households are facing.
The latest Fuel Allowance figures available are to the end of October 2023. The records in the table below indicate the number of recipients of fuel allowance per county at the end of October 2023 that are receiving the €300 payment this week:
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
6,781 |
|
Cavan |
7,431 |
|
Clare |
10,986 |
|
Cork |
43,508 |
|
Donegal |
20,387 |
|
Dublin |
87,202 |
|
Galway |
21,682 |
|
Kerry |
15,455 |
|
Kildare |
14,083 |
|
Kilkenny |
7,876 |
|
Laois |
6,840 |
|
Leitrim |
4,126 |
|
Limerick |
18,928 |
|
Longford |
5,346 |
|
Louth |
13,670 |
|
Mayo |
15,869 |
|
Meath |
12,705 |
|
Monaghan |
5,954 |
|
Offaly |
7,702 |
|
Roscommon |
6,595 |
|
Sligo |
7,133 |
|
Tipperary |
18,081 |
|
Waterford |
13,289 |
|
Westmeath |
8,449 |
|
Wexford |
17,797 |
|
Wicklow |
11,510 |
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.