Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of the working family payment as of March 2026; the average weekly payment; the total annual expenditure on the scheme in 2025 and the projected expenditure for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23378/26]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Working Family Payment is a weekly in-work support which provides an income support for employees on low earnings who have at least one child. To qualify for Working Family Payment, the customer must be working a minimum of 38 hours per fortnight in ongoing insurable employment and have at least one qualified child who normally resides with them.

Please see table provided below with the breakdown of Working Family Payment recipients, average weekly rate of payment, the total expenditure for 2025 and projected expenditure for 2026.