Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in each county in receipt of the working family payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. WFP is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependents and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment.

The number of households currently in receipt of WFP in each county is as follows:

Grand Total53625