Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the one parent family payment; the number in receipt of the one parent family payment who are under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There were 78,516 persons in receipt of the one-parent family payment at the end of October 2013; of these 9,997 are under 25 years of age. A breakdown of these recipients by age is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Recipients of one-parent family payment aged under 25 years