Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1344.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to increase the domiciliary care allowance by €100 per month. [32607/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing Domiciliary Care Allowance by €100 to €440 per month is €76.2 million.

This costing is based on the estimated average number of recipients in 2024, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1345.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the under-25 rates of social welfare in line with the standard rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32608/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the rate of payment by an additional €90.30, from €141.70 to €232 per week, is €73 million. This includes a proportionate increase for qualified adults and those on an age-reduced rate of Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

This costing is based on the estimated average number of recipients in 2024, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

Any increase in the rate of payment for Jobseeker's Allowance for those aged under 25, and consequential linked increases, would need to be considered in an overall budgetary and policy context.