Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 October 2024
128. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the full rate of the carer's allowance, the half rate of carer's allowance and the number in receipt of a payment increase for a child dependent, respectively, in tabular form. [40424/24]
View answerA person in receipt of certain social welfare payments who is providing full time care and attention to another person may retain their payment, and receive a half-rate Carer's Allowance payment as well.
At the end of September 2024, there were 97,257 recipients of Carer's Allowance. Of these, 51,467 were in receipt of a full-rate payment and 45,790 were in receipt of a half-rate Carer's Allowance payment. A Child Support Payment (formerly the Increase for a Qualified Child) was being paid in respect of 53,855 children.
