Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated costs of increasing the Qualified Child Increase are outlined below:

These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023 and are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of one-parent family payment; the total number of people in receipt of jobseeker’s transitional payment; and the number of recipients of each payment who are self-employed, in tabular form. [19423/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 373 together.

One-Parent Family Payment is a payment for parents under 66 who are not cohabiting, and whose youngest child is under 7. Jobseeker's Transitional Payment is a provision under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that is available to lone parents, who are not co-habiting and have a youngest child aged 7 to 13 years inclusive.

At the end of March 2023, there were 43,589 individuals in receipt of One-Parent Family Payment, and 19,901 individuals in receipt of Jobseeker's Transitional Payment. Of these, 26,616 One-Parent Family Payment recipients and 13,282 Jobseeker's Transitional Payment recipients were also in receipt of Fuel Allowance.

If you are self-employed, you usually pay PRSI at Class S. There were 265 recipients of One-Parent Family Payment and 185 Jobseeker's Transitional Payment with a record of Class S PRSI contributions in 2021, the latest year that Class S contribution data is available for.

Table 1: One-Parent Family Payment and Jobseeker's Transitional Payment recipients

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The cost of a €15 increase per week based on the existing 28 week fuel season is €187.24 million.

The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2024.

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The full year cost of increasing the Fuel Allowance by four weeks from 28 weeks to 32 weeks in payment is €58.85 million.

The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2024.