Written answers
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by age of the number of recipients of one-parent family payment. [8757/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the end of January 2012 there were 90,267 people in receipt of One-parent Family Payment. A breakdown of these recipients by age is set out in the following table.
| One-Parent Family Payment | |
| Age | Recipients |
| Under 25 | 11,701 |
| 25-29 | 17,443 |
| 30-34 | 17,931 |
| 35-39 | 15,946 |
| 40-44 | 13,297 |
| 45-49 | 8,672 |
| 50-54 | 3,803 |
| 55-59 | 1,209 |
| 60-64 | 249 |
| 65 & over | 16 |
| Total | 90,267 |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by age of the number of recipients of carer's allowance. [8758/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the end of December 2011 there were 51,666 people in receipt of Carer's Allowance. A breakdown of these recipients by age is set out in the following table.
| Carer's Allowance | |
| Age | Recipients |
| Under 25 years | 655 |
| 25 to 29 years | 1,564 |
| 30 to 34 years | 3,262 |
| 35 to 39 years | 5,313 |
| 40 to 44 years | 6,914 |
| 45 to 49 years | 7,134 |
| 50 to 54 years | 6,333 |
| 55 to 59 years | 5,622 |
| 60 to 64 years | 5,132 |
| 65 to 69 years | 4,254 |
| 70 to 74 years | 2,912 |
| 75 to 79 years | 1,846 |
| 80 years and over | 725 |
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