Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2025
594. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of working family payments that are currently in payment in the State; the number of working family payments received by the State over each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34343/25]
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 number of Working Family Payment claims currently in payment is 48,824.
The information requested regarding Working Family Payment claims for the period 2022-2025, where available, is detailed in the table below.
|
Year |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 (end May) |
|
WFP Claims Received (New & Renewal) |
71,889 |
71,357 |
71,890 |
30,632 |
|
WFP Claims Awarded (New & Renewal) |
55,620 |
51,281, |
52,728 |
24,400 |
More data about claims processing for all of the Department's schemes for 2017 to 2023 is available in the Department’s Annual Statistics Reports which are available on the Department’s website (www.gov.ie/dsp).
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
