Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2024
348. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payments to €350 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28866/24]
View answerThe estimated full year cost of increasing all weekly social welfare payments to €350 per week is €6,976.9 million.
This includes a proportionate increase for Qualified Adults. These costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
