John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of rent allowance in Waterford City and County for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/06]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on my behalf by the Community Welfare division of the Health Service Executive. A detailed breakdown of rent supplement recipients is unavailable for the years prior to 2001.

The number of people in Waterford in receipt of Rent Supplement rose from about 1,300 in 2001 to just over 1,800 in 2005 and has since fallen to 1,721 at present. The following tabular statement shows the number of recipients of rent supplement in Waterford County and nationally from 2001 to date.