Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set out in tabular form the number of families and total number of beneficiaries of payment of increase for qualified child in each year from 2005 - 2012; the rates of payment that applied and the gross expenditure on IQC in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4983/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Since 2005 the number of recipients of weekly payments has increased by 50.5% while the total number of beneficiaries has increased by 53.8%. Information on the total number of recipients and beneficiaries of weekly social welfare payments at 31 December in each of the years 2005 - 2012 is contained in Table 1. The rates of payment for qualified children in each of the years are detailed in Table 2. With regard to the gross expenditure on Qualified Child Increases paid to recipients, this information is not segregated from total scheme expenditure.

Recipients & Beneficiaries of Weekly Social Welfare Payments

Table 1

Qualified Child Increase Rates

Table 2