Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
424. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number people in receipt of the living alone allowance in each county receiving a €200 lump sum payment the week of 27 November 2023, in tabular form. [53176/23]
View answerThis week, my Department will issue a once-off Cost of Living Lump Sum payment of €200 to people in receipt of Living Alone Allowance.
Based on current recipient numbers, this payment will be made to 240,989 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 Cost of Living Lump Sum payment for those in receipt of Living Alone Allowance, by county.
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
3,181 |
|
Cavan |
3,942 |
|
Clare |
6,710 |
|
Cork |
27,677 |
|
Donegal |
9,506 |
|
Dublin |
55,788 |
|
Galway |
12,755 |
|
Kerry |
9,351 |
|
Kildare |
7,833 |
|
Kilkenny |
4,467 |
|
Laois |
3,520 |
|
Leitrim |
2,408 |
|
Limerick |
10,716 |
|
Longford |
2,653 |
|
Louth |
6,461 |
|
Mayo |
8,650 |
|
Meath |
6,986 |
|
Monaghan |
3,268 |
|
Offaly |
3,710 |
|
Roscommon |
4,012 |
|
Sligo |
4,178 |
|
Tipperary |
10,022 |
|
Waterford |
6,984 |
|
Westmeath |
4,561 |
|
Wexford |
8,709 |
|
Wicklow |
6,547 |
|
Other |
6,394 |
|
Total |
240,989 |
