Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Ceisteanna (697)

Timmy Dooley

Ceist:

697. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance in tabular form. [31913/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The detail requested on the number of families in receipt of domiciliary care allowance at 30 June 2018, along with the number of children involved is set out in the following table:

Domiciliary Care Allowance
Number of claimants	Number of children
37,182	40,658