Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2010
286 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out in rent supplement from January to December 2009; the percentage of single persons and the percentage of married persons of those paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16533/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraExpenditure on the rent supplement scheme in 2009 was €511m. I have set out a tabular statement of rent supplement recipients by marital status.
|
Coded as: |
Recipients |
% |
|
Single |
54,678 |
58.80 |
|
Married |
19,620 |
21.10 |
|
Separated |
5,311 |
5.70 |
|
Common Law/Cohabiting |
5,103 |
5.50 |
|
Divorced |
3,623 |
3.90 |
|
Deserted |
2,517 |
2.70 |
|
Widowed |
1,426 |
1.50 |
|
Unknown |
499 |
0.50 |
|
Legally Separated |
246 |
0.30 |
|
Unmarried |
5 |
0.00 |
|
Never Married |
2 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
93,030 |
100.00 |
