Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of unique clients engaged and supported by MABS in Dublin Central from January 2022 to June 2022 compared to the same timeframe in 2021; the nature of the supports provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34489/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), funded by the Citizens Information Board (CIB), a statutory body under the aegis of my Department, is the State’s money advice service and provides assistance to people, in particular those on low income or dependent on social welfare supports, who are over-indebted. As part of its free services, MABS also provides support to those in mortgage arrears and is an administrator of Abhaile - the national State funded Mortgage Arrears Resolution Service.

MABS comprises eight regional companies and North Dublin MABS is the company with responsibility for the Dublin Central area. Clients of North Dublin MABS can attend any of the MABS offices by appointment and can also contact a money advisor about their case by phone, email, online chat or video conferencing.

North Dublin MABS had 445 New Clients in Quarter 1 2022. This was an increase of 5.7% compared to the same timeframe in 2021, when they had 421 New Clients. Figures for Quarter 2 will not be available until early July, I have advised CIB to provide these figures to the Deputy directly.