asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of old age pensioners in receipt of the £1.10 living alone allowance; and his Department's estimate of the total number of old age pensioners living on their own at the present time.
Written Answers. - Living Alone Allowance.
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The total number of persons in receipt of the living alone allowance, including recipients of retirement pensions, invalidity pensions, widows' (contributory) pensions and deserted wife's benefit as well as old age pensioners, is 44,149.
There are no statistics available in my Department of pensioners living alone other than those of the number of cases in which the allowance has been awarded.