Farmers on the western seaboard are more reliant on the Farm Assist payment than their counterparts in the east of the country.
New figures from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection show that in 2020 some 5,971 farmers were in receipt of the payment, which was worth €203/week in 2019.
Farmers in Donegal and Mayo are most reliant on the payment, with 1,045 farmers in Donegal and 994 farmers in Mayo receiving the payment in 2019.
Some 574 farmers in Galway received the payment, 484 in Kerry, 248 in Leitrim and 210 in Roscommon in 2019.
The reliance on the payment along the western seaboard could be as a result of farm enterprise, with suckler and sheep farms the dominant enterprises.
There are more dairy farmers in counties in the south and east of the country, which is more profitable and therefore farmers could be less reliant on such payments.
Age breakdown
Of the farmers receiving Farm Assist, 523 are women and 5,448 are men.
Farmers aged between 50 and 59 are most reliant on the payment, with 2,347 falling into this category following by those aged over 60, with 1,745 farmers receiving the payment.
45-49 age group – 751.35-44 age group – 823.30-34 age group – 189.25-29 age group – 87.Under 25 age group – 29. Read more
Farm Finance: am I entitled to COVID-19 payments?
Farm Assist figure hits historic low
Farmers on the western seaboard are more reliant on the Farm Assist payment than their counterparts in the east of the country.
New figures from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection show that in 2020 some 5,971 farmers were in receipt of the payment, which was worth €203/week in 2019.
Farmers in Donegal and Mayo are most reliant on the payment, with 1,045 farmers in Donegal and 994 farmers in Mayo receiving the payment in 2019.
Some 574 farmers in Galway received the payment, 484 in Kerry, 248 in Leitrim and 210 in Roscommon in 2019.
The reliance on the payment along the western seaboard could be as a result of farm enterprise, with suckler and sheep farms the dominant enterprises.
There are more dairy farmers in counties in the south and east of the country, which is more profitable and therefore farmers could be less reliant on such payments.
Age breakdown
Of the farmers receiving Farm Assist, 523 are women and 5,448 are men.
Farmers aged between 50 and 59 are most reliant on the payment, with 2,347 falling into this category following by those aged over 60, with 1,745 farmers receiving the payment.
45-49 age group – 751.35-44 age group – 823.30-34 age group – 189.25-29 age group – 87.Under 25 age group – 29. Read more
Farm Finance: am I entitled to COVID-19 payments?
Farm Assist figure hits historic low
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