Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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1315.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a comparison of welfare rates in 2020 to 2024, by type of payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32024/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There have been increases to the core social welfare rates in the last three budgets. As part of Budget 2024, I secured a package of €2.3 billion for Social Protection measures. This represented the largest Budget package for the Department of Social Protection in the history of the State and included a €12 increase to core social welfare rates.

The table below compares social welfare rates in 2020 and 2024. All rates are weekly unless otherwise stated.