Written answers

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Working Family Payment Data

Photo of Peter FitzpatrickPeter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent)
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200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons employed by the Defence Forces in receipt of the working family payment. [24606/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in-work weekly 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 dependants and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment.

The numbers of Defence Force employees in receipt of WFP are as follows: 

OccupationNumber
NCOs and Other Ranks, Armed Forces66
Public Servant54
Other Occupation4
Grand Total124

It should be noted that the above figures include 54 Public servants who are employed by the Defence Forces. The balance (70) consist of Army, Navy or Aer Corp personnel.

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