Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing disability allowance from €203 to €209 per week. [22745/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing Disability Allowance from €203 to €209 per week is €49.1 million. This estimate includes a proportionate increase for qualified adults.

This estimate is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated number of recipients.