Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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1180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance payment rate to €265; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4680/20]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the rate of Disability Allowance by €62, from €203 to €265 per week, is €505.7 million.

This cost is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2020 and is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of these estimates. This cost includes proportionate increases for qualified adults.