John Brady
Ceist:2499. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average payment rate made to those in receipt of the working family payment. [33451/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 24 July 2018
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The Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work support, which provides an income top-up for employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take-up employment. There are currently over 56,000 families with 126,031 children in receipt of WFP. The estimated spend on WFP this year is approximately €431 million.
The average WFP payment per family varies depending on the number of children in the family, the level of hourly earnings, the number of hours worked and the level of other welfare payments, if any, in the household. The average weekly payment across all families is currently estimated at €136.05 per week.
Average rates of WFP based on family size are set out in the following table.
Table: Average WFP payments per family size
|
Family Size |
Recipients |
Average WFP Payment |
|
1 Child |
17,866 |
€102.41 |
|
2 Children |
18,670 |
€126.20 |
|
3 Children |
11,959 |
€151.31 |
|
4 Children |
5,550 |
€184.72 |
|
5 Children |
1,751 |
€241.11 |
|
6 Children |
507 |
€319.65 |
|
7 Children |
166 |
€370.17 |
|
8 Children |
66 |
€445.29 |