Social Welfare Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2026-06-18
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I will work with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, on that. The living alone allowance is also available for people in that situation and it is €1,144 a year. The weekly rate for the living alone allowance is higher than the 28 weeks of the fuel allowance payment. I will say it to everybody about the household benefits package. There are many people who qualify for the households benefits package who are not in receipt of it. We all need to work with those who come into our offices to make sure they are in receipt of everything they are entitled to receive. That is one package in particular that I have noticed the numbers are down on. I will be doing some work on that.
The proposals and suggestions Deputy McAuliffe has made in the context of household composition and how we assess that are very worthy and could potentially make a difference. They will have to be looked at in the context of budgetary decisions and negotiations. We will be doing that.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-18