Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
623. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of international protection applicants since 2019 who have been issued PPS numbers and who subsequently applied to have a parent, spouse or child added as 'qualified adult' or 'qualified child' for the purposes of social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43955/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Social Protection does not record if a person is a International Protection Applicant, neither at PPSN allocation nor at any stage during claim processing.
The Daily Expense Allowance is payable to all applicants for International Protection who live in or are on a waiting list to move into accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The current rate of the allowance is €38.80 per week for an adult and €29.80 per week for a child. An increased rate of €113.80 per week for an adult applies where a person is unaccommodated and is on a waiting list for IPAS accommodation.
The number of recipients of Daily Expense Allowance, the number on an adult rate, and the number on a child rate at the end of each calendar year 2019-2023 is shown in the below Table.
|
- |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Recipients |
4,258 |
3,534 |
3,378 |
8,601 |
14,660 |
|
Number on Adult personal rate |
532 |
413 |
385 |
467 |
936 |
|
Number on Child rate |
1,025 |
904 |
1,551 |
1,959 |
3,614 |
|
Total Beneficiaries |
5,815 |
4,851 |
5,314 |
11,027 |
19,210 |
