Written answers

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Fuel Allowance Data

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of the fuel allowance at the end of 2017; and the cost to the Exchequer of this benefit for each of the past three years. [1032/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The following table provides details of the spending by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on Fuel Allowance in the years 2015 to 2017, inclusive, and the number of households in receipt of Fuel Allowance in these years.

Fuel Allowance2015 Outturn2016 Outturn2017 Provisional Outturn*
Number of Households405,098385,978358,744
Expenditure (€000)216,223234,812226,184

*2017 figures are provisional and subject to change.

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