In September 2025, 49,917 people across Ireland were receiving the Working Family Payment, with 3,729 of those households also awarded fuel allowance on another claim.
That's according to the Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary, who was responding to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáíl TD, Catherine Ardagh, this week.
Deputy Ardagh asked the Minister to outline, the number of families in each county currently receiving the working family payment that will qualify for the fuel allowance following Budget 2026
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In September 2025, 938 families in Monaghan received a Working Familiy Payment.
Meanwhile, in Cavan, 1,024 families received the WFP payment.
