Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
882. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parent households and two parent family households availing of the working family payment over the past 18-month period in tabular form. [32875/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is reported annually in my Department's Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is published on https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/02f594-annual-sws-statistical-information-report/.
The most up to date information available is set out in the following tabular statement.
Tabular statement
The number of lone parent households and two parent family households availing of the working family payment at 25 December 2019 and 28 October 2020
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25 December 2019 |
28 October 2020 |
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1 Parent |
26,240 |
24,475 |
|
2 Parent |
26,864 |
23,587 |
