Written answers
Thursday, 9 November 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Domiciliary Care Allowance Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of both domiciliary carer's allowance and a housing support payment (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47474/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy, in relation to housing support payments administered by this Department, is detailed in the following table:
The Rental Accommodation Scheme and Housing Assistance Payment are administered by the Local Authorities under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.
Recipients as at end of | Domiciliary Care Allowance | Of which were in receipt of Rent Allowance | Of which were in receipt of Mortgage Interest Supplement |
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December 2014 | 27,268 | 1,326 | 97 |
December 2015 | 29,305 | 1,044 | 47 |
December 2016 | 31,963 | 1,255 | 46 |
October 2017 | 34,498 | 1,023 | 36 |
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