Frances Fitzgerald
Ceist:407 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the age profile of those receiving the lone parent family allowance in each of the years from 1997 to 2000. [23190/00]
Written Answers. - Lone Parent Allowance.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
Number of Recipients of One-Parent Family Payment by Age at 31 December 1997-2000
|
Age Group |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000* |
|
Under 20 years |
2,758 |
3,047 |
3,006 |
2,612 |
|
20 to 24 years |
14,763 |
15,786 |
16,378 |
16,770 |
|
25 to 29 years |
14,491 |
16,189 |
17,477 |
18,051 |
|
30 to 34 years |
9,830 |
11,141 |
12,088 |
13,126 |
|
35 to 39 years |
6,773 |
7,902 |
8,800 |
9,678 |
|
40 to 44 years |
4,907 |
5,487 |
5,946 |
6,442 |
|
45 to 49 years |
3,005 |
3,393 |
3,801 |
4,055 |
|
50 to 54 years |
1,557 |
1,701 |
1,933 |
2,105 |
|
55 to 59 years |
589 |
615 |
685 |
717 |
|
60 to 64 years |
222 |
222 |
210 |
190 |
|
65 years and over |
65 |
65 |
63 |
50 |
|
Total |
58,960 |
65,548 |
70,387 |
73,796 |
*Data for 2000 relate to the number of recipients at 30 September 2000.