Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the capital, current and total 2023 budget allocation for the humanitarian support scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5388/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Humanitarian Aid is a scheme under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance schemes.

It is a demand-led scheme, payable to persons to prevent hardship by providing income tested financial support to people affected by flooding and other severe weather events and who are not in a position to meet costs for essential needs, household items and, in some instances, structural repair.

There is no capital element to the estimate or expenditure. 

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.