Jim O'Callaghan
Question:423. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carers in each county receiving a lump sum payment of €400 the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53175/23]
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This week, my Department will issue a once-off Carer's Support Grant payment of €400 to the country's carers. If a person received the €400 payment to people getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Blind Pension, then they are not eligible for the once-off Carer's Support Grant payment.
Based on current recipient numbers, this payment will be made to 120,019 people. This figure is an estimate and may change as new applications are received and claims are closed.
The breakdown by county of this estimated number of recipients for whom this once-off payment is being made is shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Estimated number of recipients of the once-off Carer's Support Grant payment, by county.
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
1,902 |
|
Cavan |
2,007 |
|
Clare |
2,795 |
|
Cork |
14,176 |
|
Donegal |
5,075 |
|
Dublin |
26,923 |
|
Galway |
6,058 |
|
Kerry |
4,087 |
|
Kildare |
5,007 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,231 |
|
Laois |
2,280 |
|
Leitrim |
946 |
|
Limerick |
6,268 |
|
Longford |
1,426 |
|
Louth |
3,748 |
|
Mayo |
3,660 |
|
Meath |
4,330 |
|
Monaghan |
1,484 |
|
Offaly |
2,676 |
|
Roscommon |
1,939 |
|
Sligo |
1,688 |
|
Tipperary |
5,090 |
|
Waterford |
3,182 |
|
Westmeath |
2,753 |
|
Wexford |
4,742 |
|
Wicklow |
3,479 |
|
Other |
67 |
|
Total |
120,019 |