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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.

Unmarried mothers with two or more children

Summary

The Minister reported that 2,761 people receiving unmarried mother's allowance had two or more children, including mothers whose common-law relationships had ended.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of people in receipt of unmarried mother's allowance with two or more children.

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The total number of people in receipt of unmarried mother's allowance with two or more children is 2,761. This figure includes mothers whose "common law" relationships have broken down after some years and the birth of several children.

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