Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:66. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of raising the one-parent family payment income disregard to €120 in 2016. [25527/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 25 June 2015
Ceisteanna (66)
Freagraí scríofa
The estimated cost of increasing the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) income disregard to €120 in 2016 would be approximately €11.8 million.
This is based on earnings data for relevant OFP recipients in January 2015. It also takes account of the implementation of the final phase of the OFP age reforms on 2 July 2015 when the age of the youngest child for receipt of OFP will reduce to 7 years for all recipients thereby reducing the number of OFP recipients by approximately 30,000.