Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the telephone support allowance. [51576/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Telephone Support Allowance is an extra weekly payment for people in receipt of certain social welfare payments who also receive the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance. At the end of September, some 136,400 people are receiving the allowance. 

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the living alone allowance. [51577/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Living Alone Allowance is an increase payable to recipients of certain social welfare payments if they are living alone. In September, 223,600 people were receiving this allowance.