Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 September 2024
219. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing the carer's support grant by €25 per year, €50 per year, €75 per year and €100 per year, in tabular form. [37185/24]
View answerThe estimated annual cost of increasing the carer's support grant by €25 per year, €50 per year, €75 per year and €100 per year, is set out in the table below.
|
Increase |
Cost |
|
€25 |
€4.2M |
|
€50 |
€8.5M |
|
€75 |
€12.7M |
|
€100 |
€16.9M |
The costs shown above are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2024. This costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
