Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the disability allowance for all recipients to €350 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45838/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full-year cost of increasing the disability allowance for all recipients to €350 per week, with a proportionate increase for qualified adults is €1.2billion.

This costing is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing all headline social protection payments to €300 per week, excluding the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45839/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline social protection payments to €300 per week excluding disability allowance with a proportionate increase for qualified adults is €4.3 billion.

This costing is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.