Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Budgets
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3, €5, €7, €10 and €15, in tabular form. [42854/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Below is a table outlining the cost of increasing the Living Alone Allowance by the amounts requested. 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 2025.
Increase | Cost |
---|---|
€3 | €39.06M |
€5 | €65.1M |
€7 | €91.14M |
€10 | €130.2M |
€15 | €195.3M |
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