Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms
9:00 am
Mr. John McKeon:
We paid €133 million for rent supplement. Through the supplementary welfare allowance, we have paid about €1 million in the form of deposits. That allowance is for people going onto HAP or rent supplement who need assistance in making their first deposit payment. That €1 million accounts for 1,400 people, which is an average of about €700 per person. We also give out what we call "kit-out payments" to people moving into accommodation with no furniture or equipment. We have paid €12.6 million to 7,000-----
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