Back to Education Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 January 2018

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Ceisteanna (213)

John Brady

Ceist:

213. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [3827/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The number of persons in receipt of Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) at the end of December in each of the years 2015 to 2017 is shown in Table 1 below:

Table 1: BETA recipients 2015 - 2017

Year	Number of recipients (at end December)
2015	18,345
2016	14,386
2017	11,336

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.