Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of child benefit recipients not in receipt of any means-tested social welfare payment. [49836/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There were 597,333 families in receipt of child benefit on 31st December 2011. At that time, there were 213,784 families in receipt of qualified child increases across the various means tested schemes administered by the Department of Social Protection. A table is attached detailing the number of families in receipt of a qualified child increase by means tested scheme. These data show that some 64% of families who receive Child Benefit are not in receipt of a social welfare means tested payment. That percentage falls to approximately 60% if the 28,876 people on Family Income Supplement on 31st December 2011 are included from the calculation.