Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 July 2025
167. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons or couples in receipt of the telephone allowance for each of the last four years; the number per county; and the cost to his Department for each of those last 4 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39882/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Telephone Support Allowance is a weekly payment for people who live alone and are already in receipt of certain other social welfare payments. It is paid at a single rate of €2.50 a week.
The number of recipients of Telephone Support Allowance by county at the 31st December in each year from 2021 to 2024 is provided in Table 1 below, and overall expenditure in these years is provided in Table 2.
Table 2: Telephone Support Allowance Expenditure, in € millions, by year.
|
Year |
Expenditure (€ millions) |
|
2021 |
18.12 |
|
2022 |
18.38 |
|
2023 |
19.95 |
|
2024 |
20.73 |
