'Alarming' figures show 15% of people in receipt of lone-parent payments were underpaid

Sinn Féin’s social protection spokesperson Louise O'Reilly has called for clarity on how people are to be repaid money they are due, saying single-parent families are more likely to struggle financially. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

Some 15% of people in receipt of lone parents’ payment in the last 10 years were underpaid, new information provided to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has confirmed.

Sinn Féin’s social protection spokesperson Louise O'Reilly has now called for clarity on how people are to be repaid money they are due, saying single-parent families are more likely to struggle financially.