Written answers
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Living Alone Allowance
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the living alone allowance; the number of persons in receipt of this payment, by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39958/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the following table
Recipients of Living Alone Allowances by Scheme and Gender 31 August 2017
| Scheme | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Allowance | 17,735 | 10,828 | 28,563 |
| Invalidity Pension | 4,971 | 4,692 | 9,663 |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) Pension | 13,174 | 19,922 | 33,096 |
| State Pension (Contributory) | 38,166 | 34,291 | 72,457 |
| Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension | 5,308 | 47,599 | 52,907 |
| Totals | 79,354 | 117,332 | 196,686 |
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